diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 0b5cd37..912e9ac 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var bluetest = module.exports = function(options) {
 
   core.connectGatt = function() {
     logger.info('trying to connect using gatttool');
-    var gatt = fork('gatttool',['-I']);
+    var gatt = spawn('gatttool',['-I']);
     var cStr;
     gatt.on('error', function(err) {
       logger.error(err);
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ var bluetest = module.exports = function(options) {
     });
 
     logger.info('Trying to connect to ', core.mac);
-    cStr = 'connect ' + core.mac;
-    gatt.send(cStr);
+    cStr = 'connect ' + core.mac + '\n';
+    gatt.stdin.write(cStr);
   };
 
   core.init = function(options) {