diff --git a/lib/vlc.rb b/lib/vlc.rb
index 1c68cdc..37e573d 100644
--- a/lib/vlc.rb
+++ b/lib/vlc.rb
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class VLC
                        @vlc_startup = Time.now
                        if server.settings.vlc && File.exists?(server.settings.vlc)
                                Thread.new do
-                                       cmd = "#{server.settings.vlc} -Vdummy --intf=#{server.settings.new_vlc && server.settings.new_vlc.to_i == 1 ? "old" : ""}telnet --telnet-host=localhost --teln
+                                       cmd = "#{server.settings.vlc} --intf=telnet --telnet-host=localhost --telnet-port=4212 --telnet-password=knots"
                                        if !Common.windows_os?
                                                cmd +=" -d --pidfile=#{@pidfile} 2> /dev/null"
                                        else