diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
index 5e7bf83bed..5f2de38ff2 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import com.rusefi.util.IoUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
@@ -83,13 +82,6 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
         commandQueue = new CommandQueue(this);
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public static IoStream open(String port) throws IOException {
-        if (TcpConnector.isTcpPort(port))
-            return TcpIoStream.open(port);
-        return BufferedSerialIoStream.openPort(port);
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public CountDownLatch connect(String port) {
         final CountDownLatch connected = new CountDownLatch(1);
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/UiLinkManagerHelper.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/UiLinkManagerHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ffb42438e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/UiLinkManagerHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.rusefi.io;
+
+import com.rusefi.io.serial.BufferedSerialIoStream;
+import com.rusefi.io.tcp.TcpConnector;
+import com.rusefi.io.tcp.TcpIoStream;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class UiLinkManagerHelper {
+    @NotNull
+    public static IoStream open(String port) throws IOException {
+        if (TcpConnector.isTcpPort(port))
+            return TcpIoStream.open(port);
+        return BufferedSerialIoStream.openPort(port);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/ConsoleTools.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/ConsoleTools.java
index a051abb59a..fcb99d8413 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/ConsoleTools.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/ConsoleTools.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.rusefi.tools.online.Online;
 import com.rusefi.tune.xml.Msq;
 import com.rusefi.ui.AuthTokenPanel;
 import com.rusefi.ui.StatusConsumer;
+import com.rusefi.io.UiLinkManagerHelper;
 import com.rusefi.ui.basic.BasicStartupFrame;
 import com.rusefi.ui.light.LightweightGUI;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ public class ConsoleTools {
             System.out.println(RUS_EFI_NOT_DETECTED);
             return;
         }
-        IoStream ecuStream = LinkManager.open(autoDetectedPort);
+        IoStream ecuStream = UiLinkManagerHelper.open(autoDetectedPort);
 
         ServerSocketReference serverHolder = BinaryProtocolProxy.createProxy(ecuStream, 29001, new BinaryProtocolProxy.ClientApplicationActivityListener() {
             @Override
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ public class ConsoleTools {
         String autoDetectedPort = autoDetectPort();
         if (autoDetectedPort == null)
             return;
-        IoStream stream = LinkManager.open(autoDetectedPort);
+        IoStream stream = UiLinkManagerHelper.open(autoDetectedPort);
         byte[] commandBytes = BinaryProtocol.getTextCommandBytes(command);
         stream.sendPacket(commandBytes);
     }
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ public class ConsoleTools {
             System.out.println(RUS_EFI_NOT_DETECTED);
             return;
         }
-        IoStream stream = LinkManager.open(autoDetectedPort);
+        IoStream stream = UiLinkManagerHelper.open(autoDetectedPort);
         IncomingDataBuffer incomingData = stream.getDataBuffer();
         byte[] commandBytes = BinaryProtocol.getTextCommandBytes("hello");
         stream.sendPacket(commandBytes);