diff --git a/app/views.py b/app/views.py
index 033840f..8e9fc51 100644
--- a/app/views.py
+++ b/app/views.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from flask import jsonify
 import telnetlib
 import time
 
-
 routes = Blueprint('routes', __name__)
 
 # Create a dictionary to store the active telnet connections
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ def get_telnet_connection(powerbar):
 
 def run_telnet_command(powerbar, command):
     try: 
+        tn = get_telnet_connection(powerbar)
         tn.write(f"{command}\r\n".encode('ascii'))
         return
     except Exception as e: