diff --git a/bans.php b/bans.php
index d3fb33c..7d775d9 100644
--- a/bans.php
+++ b/bans.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function getBanlist() {
     global $lang;
 
     try {
-        $tsAdmin = TeamSpeak3::factory(getTeamspeakURI() . "#no_query_clients");
+        $tsAdmin = getTeamspeakConnection("#no_query_clients");
 
         $bans = $tsAdmin->banList();
 
diff --git a/include/adminlist.php b/include/adminlist.php
index 34ea1f9..841d520 100644
--- a/include/adminlist.php
+++ b/include/adminlist.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function getAdminList() {
     $localIcons = array(100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600);
 
     try {
-        $tsAdmin = TeamSpeak3::factory(getTeamspeakURI());
+        $tsAdmin = getTeamspeakConnection();
 
         $output = "";
 
diff --git a/include/tsutils.php b/include/tsutils.php
index 07ffb23..7e9a735 100644
--- a/include/tsutils.php
+++ b/include/tsutils.php
@@ -4,29 +4,35 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/../config/config.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . "/../lib/ts3phpframework/libraries/TeamSpeak3/TeamSpeak3.php";
 
 function pingTeamspeakServerFromConfig() {
-    return pingTeamspeakServer(getTeamspeakURI() . "&use_offline_as_virtual=1&no_query_clients=1");
+    return pingTeamspeakServer(getTeamspeakConnection("?use_offline_as_virtual=1&no_query_clients=1"));
 }
 
-function pingTeamspeakServer($uri) {
+function pingTeamspeakServer() {
     try {
-        $tsAdmin = TeamSpeak3::factory($uri);
+        $tsAdmin = getTeamspeakConnection();
 
-        if (!$tsAdmin->getProperty("virtualserver_status"))
+        if ($tsAdmin->isOffline())
             throw new Exception("Server is offline");
 
         return $tsAdmin->getInfo();
     } catch (TeamSpeak3_Exception $e) {
         return false;
     }
-
 }
 
-function getTeamspeakURI() {
-    global $config;
-    $host   = $config['teamspeak']['host'];
-    $login  = $config['teamspeak']['login'];
-    $passwd = $config['teamspeak']['password'];
-    $sport  = $config['teamspeak']['server_port'];
-    $qport  = $config['teamspeak']['query_port'];
-    return "serverquery://$login:$passwd@$host:$qport/?server_port=$sport";
+function getTeamspeakConnection($arguments = '') {
+    try {
+        global $config;
+        $host   = $config['teamspeak']['host'];
+        $login  = $config['teamspeak']['login'];
+        $passwd = $config['teamspeak']['password'];
+        $sport  = $config['teamspeak']['server_port'];
+        $qport  = $config['teamspeak']['query_port'];
+
+        $tsNodeHost = TeamSpeak3::factory("serverquery://$host:$qport/$arguments");
+        $tsNodeHost->login($login, $passwd);
+        return $tsNodeHost->serverGetByPort($sport);
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        throw $e;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/viewer.php b/viewer.php
index 3bd90df..72d892c 100644
--- a/viewer.php
+++ b/viewer.php
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ function getViewer() {
     global $lang;
 
     try {
-        $tsAdmin = TeamSpeak3::factory(getTeamspeakURI() . "#no_query_clients");
-        return $tsAdmin->getViewer(new TeamSpeak3_Viewer_Html("lib/ts3phpframework/images/viewer/", "lib/ts3phpframework/images/flags/", "data:image"));
+        $tsAdmin = getTeamspeakConnection("#no_query_clients");
+        $base = "lib/ts3phpframework/images";
+        return $tsAdmin->getViewer(new TeamSpeak3_Viewer_Html("$base/viewer/", "$base/flags/", "data:image"));
     } catch (TeamSpeak3_Exception $e) {
         return '<div class="alert alert-danger"><p class="text-center">' . translate($lang["general"]["scripterror"], [$e->getCode(), $e->getMessage()]) . '</p></div>';
     }