diff --git a/hlr/HLR_Tests.ttcn b/hlr/HLR_Tests.ttcn
index 60268b7..c48592e 100644
--- a/hlr/HLR_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/hlr/HLR_Tests.ttcn
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 import from GSUP_Types all;
 import from IPA_Emulation all;
 
-type component test_CT {
+import from Osmocom_CTRL_Adapter all;
+
+import from Osmocom_VTY_Functions all;
+import from TELNETasp_PortType all;
+
+type component test_CT extends CTRL_Adapter_CT {
 	var IPA_Emulation_CT vc_IPA;
 	var IPA_CCM_Parameters ccm_pars;
 	port IPA_GSUP_PT GSUP;
+
+	port TELNETasp_PT VTY;
 };
 
 modulepar {
@@ -15,6 +22,12 @@
 	integer mp_hlr_ctrl_port := 4259;
 };
 
+function f_init_vty() runs on test_CT {
+	map(self:VTY, system:VTY);
+	f_vty_set_prompts(VTY);
+	f_vty_transceive(VTY, "enable");
+}
+
 function f_init() runs on test_CT {
 	ccm_pars := c_IPA_default_ccm_pars;
 	ccm_pars.name := "Osmocom TTCN-3 GSUP Simulator";
@@ -23,6 +36,10 @@
 	map(vc_IPA:IPA_PORT, system:IPA_CODEC_PT);
 	connect(vc_IPA:IPA_GSUP_PORT, self:GSUP);
 	vc_IPA.start(IPA_Emulation.main_client(mp_hlr_ip, mp_hlr_gsup_port, "", -1, ccm_pars));
+
+	f_init_vty();
+
+	f_ipa_ctrl_start(mp_hlr_ip, mp_hlr_ctrl_port);
 }
 
 testcase TC_gsup_sai_err_invalid_imsi() runs on test_CT {