diff --git a/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c b/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
index 83f4ab9c4de9305bbc7979e373ed479416dadcc2..cf7f33d8f3f231ac03f1490854d94cb9d2802dea 100644
--- a/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
+++ b/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ echo_client_setup(struct obd_device *obddev, obd_count len, void *buf)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-        ocd->ocd_connect_flags = OBD_CONNECT_VERSION;
+        ocd->ocd_connect_flags = OBD_CONNECT_VERSION | OBD_CONNECT_REQPORTAL;
         ocd->ocd_version = LUSTRE_VERSION_CODE;
 
         rc = obd_connect(&conn, tgt, &echo_uuid, ocd);