diff --git a/src/qt-console/bcomm/dircomm.cpp b/src/qt-console/bcomm/dircomm.cpp
index 64cbbf4eb0a..5900b121857 100644
--- a/src/qt-console/bcomm/dircomm.cpp
+++ b/src/qt-console/bcomm/dircomm.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void DirComm::terminate()
       if (mainWin->m_connDebug)
          Pmsg2(000, "DirComm %i terminating connections %s\n", m_conn, m_console->m_dir->name());
       m_sock->close();
+      delete m_sock;
       m_sock = NULL;
    }
 }
@@ -167,14 +168,16 @@ bool DirComm::connect_dir()
       heart_beat = 0;
    }
 
-   m_sock = bnet_connect(NULL, 5, 15, heart_beat,
-                          _("Director daemon"), m_console->m_dir->address,
-                          NULL, m_console->m_dir->DIRport, false);
-   if (m_sock == NULL) {
+   m_sock = New(BSOCK_TCP);
+   if (!m_sock->connect(NULL, 5, 15, heart_beat, "Director daemon",
+                        m_console->m_dir->address, NULL,
+                        m_console->m_dir->DIRport, false)) {
       mainWin->set_status("Connection failed");
       if (mainWin->m_connDebug) {
          Pmsg2(000, "DirComm %i BAILING Connection failed %s\n", m_conn, m_console->m_dir->name());
       }
+      delete m_sock;
+      m_sock = NULL;
       goto bail_out;
    } else {
       /* Update page selector to green to indicate that Console is connected */
diff --git a/src/qt-tray-monitor/monitoritem.cpp b/src/qt-tray-monitor/monitoritem.cpp
index 77b71030dfd..34b5754e9df 100644
--- a/src/qt-tray-monitor/monitoritem.cpp
+++ b/src/qt-tray-monitor/monitoritem.cpp
@@ -152,25 +152,40 @@ bool MonitorItem::doconnect()
      dird = static_cast<DIRRES*>(d->resource);
      message = QString("Connecting to Director %1:%2").arg(dird->address).arg(dird->DIRport);
      emit showStatusbarMessage(message);
-     d->DSock = bnet_connect(NULL, d->connectTimeout,
-                                 0, 0, "Director daemon", dird->address, NULL, dird->DIRport, false);
-     jcr.dir_bsock = d->DSock;
+     d->DSock =  New(BSOCK_TCP);
+     if (!d->DSock->connect(NULL, d->connectTimeout, 0, 0, "Director daemon",
+                            dird->address, NULL, dird->DIRport, false)) {
+        delete d->DSock;
+        d->DSock = NULL;
+     } else {
+        jcr.dir_bsock = d->DSock;
+     }
      break;
   case R_CLIENT:
      filed = static_cast<CLIENTRES*>(d->resource);
      message = QString("Connecting to Client %1:%2").arg(filed->address).arg(filed->FDport);
      emit showStatusbarMessage(message);
-     d->DSock = bnet_connect(NULL, d->connectTimeout,
-                                 0, 0, "File daemon", filed->address, NULL, filed->FDport, false);
-     jcr.file_bsock = d->DSock;
+     d->DSock =  New(BSOCK_TCP);
+     if (!d->DSock->connect(NULL, d->connectTimeout, 0, 0, "File daemon",
+                            filed->address, NULL, filed->FDport, false)) {
+        delete d->DSock;
+        d->DSock = NULL;
+     } else {
+        jcr.file_bsock = d->DSock;
+     }
      break;
   case R_STORAGE:
      stored = static_cast<STORERES*>(d->resource);
      message = QString("Connecting to Storage %1:%2").arg(stored->address).arg(stored->SDport);
      emit showStatusbarMessage(message);
-     d->DSock = bnet_connect(NULL, d->connectTimeout,
-                                 0, 0, "Storage daemon", stored->address, NULL, stored->SDport, false);
-     jcr.store_bsock = d->DSock;
+     d->DSock =  New(BSOCK_TCP);
+     if (!d->DSock->connect(NULL, d->connectTimeout, 0, 0, "Storage daemon",
+                            stored->address, NULL, stored->SDport, false)) {
+        delete d->DSock;
+        d->DSock = NULL;
+     } else {
+        jcr.store_bsock = d->DSock;
+     }
      break;
   default:
      printf("Error, currentitem is not a Client, a Storage or a Director..\n");
@@ -230,6 +245,7 @@ void MonitorItem::disconnect()
       writecmd("quit");
       d->DSock->signal(BNET_TERMINATE); /* send EOF */
       d->DSock->close();
+      delete d->DSock;
       d->DSock = NULL;
    }
 }