diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
index a18c6dc5a14..1f618cace77 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ include VirtualMachineManagerKVM
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-load_local_env
+load_remote_env
 
 domain = ARGV[0]