diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py
index 0e29b6b7..2d71acb4 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class OpenBmcConsole(conapi.Console):
         self.password = connparams['passphrase']
         self.bmc = connparams['bmc']
         self.origbmc = connparams['bmc']
-        if ':' in self.bmc:
+        if ':' in self.bmc and not self.bmc.startswith('['):
             self.bmc = '[{0}]'.format(self.bmc)
         self.datacallback = None
         self.nodeconfig = config
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ class OpenBmcConsole(conapi.Console):
             raise cexc.TargetEndpointUnreachable(str(e))
         if rsp[1] > 400:
             raise cexc.TargetEndpointBadCredentials
-        bmc = self.bmc
-        if '%' in self.bmc:
-            prefix = self.bmc.split('%')[0]
-            bmc = prefix + ']'
         self.ssl = CustomVerifier(kv)
         self.clisess = aiohttp.ClientSession(cookie_jar=wc.cookies)
         protos = []
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py
index ea2f54e7..cbafe533 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TsmConsole(conapi.Console):
         self.password = connparams['passphrase']
         self.bmc = connparams['bmc']
         self.origbmc = connparams['bmc']
-        if ':' in self.bmc:
+        if ':' in self.bmc and not self.bmc.startswith('['):
             self.bmc = '[{0}]'.format(self.bmc)
         self.datacallback = None
         self.nodeconfig = config
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ class TsmConsole(conapi.Console):
             await rc.await_redirect()
         except Exception as e:
             raise cexc.TargetEndpointUnreachable(str(e))
-        bmc = self.bmc
-        if '%' in self.bmc:
-            prefix = self.bmc.split('%')[0]
-            bmc = prefix + ']'
         self.ssl = CustomVerifier(kv)
         self.clisess = aiohttp.ClientSession(cookie_jar=rc.oem.wc.cookies)
         self.ws = await self.clisess.ws_connect(
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/proxmox.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/proxmox.py
index e527425b..abb32e28 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/proxmox.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/proxmox.py
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ class PmxConsole(conapi.Console):
         self.datacallback = callback
         kv = util.TLSCertVerifier(
             self.nodeconfig, self.node, 'pubkeys.tls_hardwaremanager').verify_cert
-        bmc = self.bmc
-        if '%' in self.bmc:
-            prefix = self.bmc.split('%')[0]
-            bmc = prefix + ']'
+        if ':' in self.bmc and not self.bmc.startswith('['):
+            self.bmc = '[{0}]'.format(self.bmc)
         self.ssl = CustomVerifier(kv)
         ticket = self.consdata['ticket']
         user = self.consdata['user']