diff --git a/src/Ratchet/Session/Storage/VirtualSessionStorage.php b/src/Ratchet/Session/Storage/VirtualSessionStorage.php
index e583f9b..dc16388 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/Session/Storage/VirtualSessionStorage.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/Session/Storage/VirtualSessionStorage.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class VirtualSessionStorage extends NativeSessionStorage {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Handler must be instance of SessionHandlerInterface');
         }
 
-        if (!($saveHandler instanceof \VirtualProxy)) {
+        if (!($saveHandler instanceof VirtualProxy)) {
             $saveHandler = new VirtualProxy($saveHandler);
         }