diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index cb2b41e..9ab3b2c 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 import from Osmocom_CTRL_Types all;
 import from Osmocom_CTRL_Adapter all;
 
+import from Osmocom_VTY_Functions all;
+import from TELNETasp_PortType all;
+
 import from MobileL3_CommonIE_Types all;
 import from MobileL3_Types all;
 import from L3_Templates all;
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@
 	port IPA_RSL_PT IPA_RSL[NUM_BTS];
 
 	var MGCP_Emulation_CT vc_MGCP;
+	port TELNETasp_PT BSCVTY;
 
 	var BSSAP_Adapter g_bssap;
 	/* for old legacy-tests only */
@@ -235,6 +239,12 @@
 	vc_MGCP.start(MGCP_Emulation.main(ops, mgcp_pars, id));
 }
 
+private function f_init_vty(charstring id) runs on test_CT {
+	map(self:BSCVTY, system:BSCVTY);
+	f_vty_set_prompts(BSCVTY);
+	f_vty_transceive(BSCVTY, "enable");
+}
+
 /* global initialization function
  * \param nr_bts Number of BTSs we should start/bring up
  * \param handler_mode Start an RSL_Emulation_CT component (true) or not (false) */
@@ -258,6 +268,7 @@
 	f_ipa_ctrl_start(mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_ctrl_port);
 
 	f_init_mgcp("VirtMSC");
+	f_init_vty("VirtMSC");
 
 	for (i := 0; i < nr_bts; i := i+1) {
 		/* wait until osmo-bts-omldummy has respawned */