diff --git a/plugins/connection_time b/plugins/connection_time
index 9cff7f9..2c9d8f7 100644
--- a/plugins/connection_time
+++ b/plugins/connection_time
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use Qpsmtpd::Constants;
 use Time::HiRes qw(gettimeofday tv_interval);
 
 sub register {
-    my ($self, $qp) = shift, shift;
+    my ($self, $qp) = (shift, shift);
     if ( @_ == 1 ) {              # backwards compatible
         $self->{_args}{loglevel} = shift;
         if ( $self->{_args}{loglevel} =~ /\D/ ) {
@@ -45,21 +45,17 @@ sub register {
     else {
         $self->{_args} = { @_ };     # named args, inherits loglevel
     };
+# pre-connection is not available in the tcpserver deployment model.
+# duplicate the handler, so it works both ways with no redudant methods
+    $self->register_hook('pre-connection', 'connect_handler');
+    $self->register_hook('connect',        'connect_handler');
 }
 
-sub hook_pre_connection {
+sub connect_handler {
     my $self = shift;
+    return DECLINED if ( $self->hook_name eq 'connect' && defined $self->{_connection_start} );
     $self->{_connection_start} = [gettimeofday];
-    $self->log(LOGDEBUG, "started at " . $self->{_connection_start} );
-    return (DECLINED);
-}
-
-sub hook_connect {
-    my $self = shift;
-# this method is needed to function with the tcpserver deployment model
-    return (DECLINED) if defined $self->{_connection_start};
-    $self->{_connection_start} = [gettimeofday];
-    $self->log(LOGDEBUG, "started at " . $self->{_connection_start} );
+    $self->log(LOGDEBUG, "started at " . scalar gettimeofday );
     return (DECLINED);
 }