diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/server/rusEFISSLContext.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/server/rusEFISSLContext.java
index 693a2fb77d..68ee54bee0 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/server/rusEFISSLContext.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/server/rusEFISSLContext.java
@@ -59,14 +59,10 @@ public class rusEFISSLContext {
 //        }
     }
 
-    public static Socket getSSLSocket(String host, int port) {
-        try {
-            if (isJenkins)
-                return new Socket(host, port);
-            return getSSLSocketFactory(null /*key*/, TLS).createSocket(host, port);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-        }
+    public static Socket getSSLSocket(String host, int port) throws IOException {
+        if (isJenkins)
+            return new Socket(host, port);
+        return getSSLSocketFactory(null /*key*/, TLS).createSocket(host, port);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/java_console/shared_ui/src/com/rusefi/ui/AuthTokenPanel.java b/java_console/shared_ui/src/com/rusefi/ui/AuthTokenPanel.java
index 0309d80b65..e77e5b4a9b 100644
--- a/java_console/shared_ui/src/com/rusefi/ui/AuthTokenPanel.java
+++ b/java_console/shared_ui/src/com/rusefi/ui/AuthTokenPanel.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class AuthTokenPanel {
     }
 
     public boolean hasToken() {
-        return textField.getText().trim().length() > 0 && !textField.getText().contains(TOKEN_SUBSTRING);
+        return AutoTokenUtil.isToken(textField.getText());
     }
 
     public String getToken() {
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/NetworkConnectorStartup.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/NetworkConnectorStartup.java
index 4e12f2b196..b105ea2c31 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/NetworkConnectorStartup.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/tools/NetworkConnectorStartup.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package com.rusefi.tools;
 
-import com.opensr5.Logger;
+import com.rusefi.auth.AutoTokenUtil;
 import com.rusefi.autodetect.PortDetector;
-import com.rusefi.io.ConnectionStateListener;
-import com.rusefi.io.LinkManager;
 import com.rusefi.proxy.NetworkConnector;
 import com.rusefi.server.Backend;
 import com.rusefi.ui.AuthTokenPanel;
@@ -11,21 +9,20 @@ import com.rusefi.ui.AuthTokenPanel;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 public class NetworkConnectorStartup {
-    public static void start(String[] strings) throws IOException {
+    public static void start(String[] strings) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        String authToken = AuthTokenPanel.getAuthToken();
+        if (!AutoTokenUtil.isToken(authToken)) {
+            System.err.println("Please configure authentication token using 'set_auth_token' command");
+            return;
+        }
+
         String autoDetectedPort = PortDetector.autoDetectSerial(null);
         if (autoDetectedPort == null) {
             System.err.println(ConsoleTools.RUS_EFI_NOT_DETECTED);
             return;
         }
 
-
-        LinkManager linkManager = new LinkManager(Logger.CONSOLE)
-                .setCompositeLogicEnabled(false)
-                .setNeedPullData(false);
-        linkManager.startAndConnect(autoDetectedPort, ConnectionStateListener.VOID);
-
-        String authToken = AuthTokenPanel.getAuthToken();
-        NetworkConnector.runNetworkConnector(Backend.SERVER_PORT_FOR_CONTROLLERS, linkManager.getConnector().getBinaryProtocol().getStream(), Logger.CONSOLE,
-                authToken);
+        NetworkConnector.runNetworkConnector(authToken, autoDetectedPort, Backend.SERVER_PORT_FOR_CONTROLLERS);
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/test/java/com/rusefi/ServerTest.java b/java_console/ui/src/test/java/com/rusefi/ServerTest.java
index 080b22a193..1bc7d40063 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/test/java/com/rusefi/ServerTest.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/test/java/com/rusefi/ServerTest.java
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ public class ServerTest {
 
 
         // start "rusEFI network connector" to connect controller with backend since in real life controller has only local serial port it does not have network
-        IoStream targetEcuSocket = TestHelper.connectToLocalhost(controllerPort, logger);
-        SessionDetails deviceSessionDetails = NetworkConnector.runNetworkConnector(serverPortForControllers, targetEcuSocket, logger, MockRusEfiDevice.TEST_TOKEN_1);
+        SessionDetails deviceSessionDetails = NetworkConnector.runNetworkConnector(MockRusEfiDevice.TEST_TOKEN_1, ProxyClient.LOCALHOST + ":" + controllerPort, serverPortForControllers);
 
         assertTrue(controllerRegistered.await(READ_IMAGE_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
 
diff --git a/java_tools/proxy_server/src/main/java/com/rusefi/proxy/NetworkConnector.java b/java_tools/proxy_server/src/main/java/com/rusefi/proxy/NetworkConnector.java
index 4b3702aa7a..33203259af 100644
--- a/java_tools/proxy_server/src/main/java/com/rusefi/proxy/NetworkConnector.java
+++ b/java_tools/proxy_server/src/main/java/com/rusefi/proxy/NetworkConnector.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.rusefi.proxy;
 
 import com.opensr5.Logger;
+import com.rusefi.io.ConnectionStateListener;
 import com.rusefi.io.IoStream;
+import com.rusefi.io.LinkManager;
 import com.rusefi.io.commands.HelloCommand;
 import com.rusefi.io.tcp.BinaryProtocolServer;
 import com.rusefi.io.tcp.TcpIoStream;
@@ -12,17 +14,48 @@ import com.rusefi.tools.online.HttpUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
  * Connector between rusEFI ECU and rusEFI server
  */
 public class NetworkConnector {
+    public static SessionDetails runNetworkConnector(String authToken, String controllerPort, int serverPortForControllers) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+        LinkManager linkManager = new LinkManager(Logger.CONSOLE)
+                .setCompositeLogicEnabled(false)
+                .setNeedPullData(false);
+
+        CountDownLatch onConnected = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        linkManager.startAndConnect(controllerPort, new ConnectionStateListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onConnectionEstablished() {
+                onConnected.countDown();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onConnectionFailed() {
+
+            }
+        });
+
+        System.out.println("Connecting to controller...");
+        onConnected.await(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+        if (onConnected.getCount() != 0) {
+            System.out.println("Connection to controller failed");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return runNetworkConnector(serverPortForControllers, linkManager, Logger.CONSOLE, authToken);
+    }
 
     @NotNull
-    public static SessionDetails runNetworkConnector(int serverPortForControllers, IoStream targetEcuSocket, final Logger logger, String authToken) throws IOException {
+    private static SessionDetails runNetworkConnector(int serverPortForControllers, LinkManager linkManager, final Logger logger, String authToken) throws IOException {
+        IoStream targetEcuSocket = linkManager.getConnector().getBinaryProtocol().getStream();
         HelloCommand.send(targetEcuSocket, logger);
         String controllerSignature = HelloCommand.getHelloResponse(targetEcuSocket.getDataBuffer(), logger);
 
+//        Fields.VEHICLENAME.getAnyValue()
         // todo: request vehicle info from controller
         ControllerInfo ci = new ControllerInfo("vehicle", "make", "code", controllerSignature);