# Mender-connect not working on kirkstone **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [August 8, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-not-working-on-kirkstone/6097 "2023-08-08T14:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarekBelisko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/marekbelisko/32/33_2.png) [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-not-working-on-kirkstone/6097/1 "2023-08-08T14:05:54Z")
Hi, I’m using mender-client (kirkstone branch) on imx8. `mender-client` is working fine just `mender-connect` is reporting issues: ```auto mender-connect[838]: time="2023-08-08T14:01:36Z" level=error msg="connection manager failed to connect to http://127.0.0.1:35829/api/devices/v1/deviceconnect/connect: websocket: bad handshake; reconnecting in 5s (try 3/10); len(token)=1084" ``` and I cannot see option for connecting to device from mender hub. Is it know problem or I’m missing something? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-not-working-on-kirkstone/6097/2 "2023-08-09T07:06:21Z")
Hi @MarekBelisko, Which client version, respectively SHA of `meta-mender` are you on there? Greetz, Josef ---
**Author:** ![MarekBelisko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/marekbelisko/32/33_2.png) [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-not-working-on-kirkstone/6097/3 "2023-08-09T07:18:32Z")
Hi, Using `c0f539ffedba6070963abe64c67c4c5d8b1ec872` from meta-mender and client version is 3.5.1. Thanks and BR, marek