diff --git a/aprsd/main.py b/aprsd/main.py
index 60dd93b..0f19016 100644
--- a/aprsd/main.py
+++ b/aprsd/main.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def server(
     plugin_manager.setup_plugins()
     try:
         cl = client.Client(config)
-        cl.setup_connection()
+        cl.client
     except LoginError:
         sys.exit(-1)