diff --git a/plugins/coturn/coturn_sessions b/plugins/coturn/coturn_sessions
index 080887fa..532082de 100755
--- a/plugins/coturn/coturn_sessions
+++ b/plugins/coturn/coturn_sessions
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ cliport=${port:-5766}
 clipassword=${password:-}
 
 get_coturn_stats() {
-	echo "open 127.0.0.1 $cliport"
-	sleep 1
 	echo "$clipassword"
 	sleep 1
 	for i in udp tcp dtls tls
@@ -100,10 +98,9 @@ case $1 in
 
 esac
 
-SESSIONS=$(get_coturn_stats | telnet 2> /dev/null | grep "Total sessions: " | sed 's/  Total sessions: //')
+SESSIONS=$(get_coturn_stats | telnet 127.0.0.1 "$cliport" 2> /dev/null | grep "Total sessions: " | sed 's/  Total sessions: //')
 
 echo "udp_sessions.value $(pick_line "$SESSIONS" 1)"
 echo "tcp_sessions.value $(pick_line "$SESSIONS" 2)"
 echo "dtls_sessions.value $(pick_line "$SESSIONS" 3)"
 echo "tls_sessions.value $(pick_line "$SESSIONS" 4)"
-