diff --git a/lf_icemod.pl b/lf_icemod.pl
index f6ec3d5a..37ffeed3 100755
--- a/lf_icemod.pl
+++ b/lf_icemod.pl
@@ -163,19 +163,10 @@ $t->waitfor("/btbits\>\>/");
 my $dt = "";
 
 my $utils = new LANforge::Utils();
-$utils->telnet($t);
-$utils->cli_send_silent(0); # Show input to CLI
-if ($quiet & 0x1) {
-  $utils->cli_rcv_silent(1);
-}
-else {
-  $utils->cli_rcv_silent(0);
-}
+$utils->connect($lfmgr_host, $lfmgr_port);
 
-# $utils->doCmd("log_level 63");
 my $cmd;
 
-
 $speed = "NA" if ($speed eq "");
 $latency = "NA" if ($latency eq "");
 $max_jitter = "NA" if ($max_jitter eq "");