diff --git a/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl b/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl
index 70e17b413..ec916b32b 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ start() ->
 			     end
 		     end,
 	    Node = list_to_atom(SNode1),
-	    Status = case ejabberd_cluster:call(Node, ?MODULE, process, [Args]) of
+	    Status = case rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, process, [Args], 60000) of
 			 {badrpc, Reason} ->
 			     print("Failed RPC connection to the node ~p: ~p~n",
 				    [Node, Reason]),