diff --git a/telnet-client.c b/telnet-client.c
index 2a82338..c79977b 100644
--- a/telnet-client.c
+++ b/telnet-client.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	do_echo = 1;
 
 	/* initialize telnet box */
-	libtelnet_init(&telnet, _event_handler, LIBTELNET_MODE_CLIENT, &sock);
+	libtelnet_init(&telnet, _event_handler, 0, &sock);
 
 	/* initialize poll descriptors */
 	memset(pfd, 0, sizeof(pfd));