diff --git a/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn b/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
index 0d4c81b..7d8fce1 100644
--- a/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
@@ -431,9 +431,7 @@
 	var boolean g_vty_initialized := false;
 }
 
-/* initialize all parameters */
-function f_MscConnHdlr_init(integer i, HostName bts, HostName mgw, BSSMAP_FIELD_CodecType codecType) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
-	f_MediaState_init(g_media, i, bts, mgw, codecType);
+function f_MscConnHdlr_init_vty() runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
 	if (not g_vty_initialized) {
 		map(self:BSCVTY, system:BSCVTY);
 		f_vty_set_prompts(BSCVTY);
@@ -442,6 +440,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/* initialize all parameters */
+function f_MscConnHdlr_init(integer i, HostName bts, HostName mgw, BSSMAP_FIELD_CodecType codecType) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
+	f_MediaState_init(g_media, i, bts, mgw, codecType);
+	f_MscConnHdlr_init_vty();
+}
+
 private function get_next_trans_id() runs on MSC_ConnHdlr return MgcpTransId {
 	var MgcpTransId tid := int2str(g_trans_id);
 	g_trans_id := g_trans_id + 1;