diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7f824b1..ee17b15 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ linters-settings:
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/networkservicemesh
   gocyclo:
-    min-complexity: 15
+    min-complexity: 20
   maligned:
     suggest-new: true
   dupl:
     threshold: 150
   funlen:
-    Lines: 180
-    Statements: 80
+    Lines: 225
+    Statements: 100
   goconst:
     min-len: 2
     min-occurrences: 2
diff --git a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
index dd79b6e..d88ea7b 100644
--- a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
+++ b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package imports
 
 import (
 	_ "context"
+	_ "fmt"
 	_ "github.com/antonfisher/nested-logrus-formatter"
 	_ "github.com/edwarnicke/debug"
 	_ "github.com/edwarnicke/grpcfd"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/common/retry"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/utils/metadata"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/awarenessgroups"
+	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/grpcutils"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log/logruslogger"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/nsurl"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e77c189..c6d0614 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/common/retry"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/networkservice/utils/metadata"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/awarenessgroups"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/grpcutils"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log/logruslogger"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/nsurl"
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ func main() {
 		grpcfd.WithChainUnaryInterceptor(),
 	)
 
-	c := client.NewClient(
+	nsmClient := client.NewClient(
 		ctx,
 		client.WithClientURL(&config.ConnectTo),
 		client.WithName(config.Name),
@@ -208,28 +210,83 @@ func main() {
 		client.WithDialOptions(dialOptions...),
 	)
 
-	c = retry.NewClient(c, retry.WithTryTimeout(config.RequestTimeout))
+	nsmClient = retry.NewClient(nsmClient, retry.WithTryTimeout(config.RequestTimeout))
 
 	// ********************************************************************************
-	log.FromContext(ctx).Infof("executing phase 5: connect to all passed services (time since start: %s)", time.Since(starttime))
+	// Configure signal handling context
 	// ********************************************************************************
 	signalCtx, cancelSignalCtx := notifyContext(ctx)
 	defer cancelSignalCtx()
 
+	// ********************************************************************************
+	// Create Network Service Manager monitorClient
+	// ********************************************************************************
+	dialCtx, cancelDial := context.WithTimeout(signalCtx, config.DialTimeout)
+	defer cancelDial()
+
+	log.FromContext(ctx).Infof("NSC: Connecting to Network Service Manager %v", config.ConnectTo.String())
+	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(dialCtx, grpcutils.URLToTarget(&config.ConnectTo), dialOptions...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.FromContext(ctx).Fatalf("failed dial to NSMgr: %v", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	monitorClient := networkservice.NewMonitorConnectionClient(cc)
+
+	// ********************************************************************************
+	log.FromContext(ctx).Infof("executing phase 5: connect to all passed services (time since start: %s)", time.Since(starttime))
+	// ********************************************************************************
+
 	for i := 0; i < len(config.NetworkServices); i++ {
 		u := nsurl.NSURL(config.NetworkServices[i])
+
+		id := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", config.Name, i)
+
+		monitorCtx, cancelMonitor := context.WithTimeout(signalCtx, config.RequestTimeout)
+		defer cancelMonitor()
+
+		stream, err := monitorClient.MonitorConnections(monitorCtx, &networkservice.MonitorScopeSelector{
+			PathSegments: []*networkservice.PathSegment{
+				{
+					Id: id,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Fatal(err.Error())
+		}
+
+		event, err := stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Fatal(err.Error())
+		}
+		cancelMonitor()
+
 		mech := u.Mechanism()
 		if mech.Type != memif.MECHANISM {
-			log.FromContext(ctx).Fatalf("mechanism type: %v is not supproted", mech.Type)
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Fatalf("mechanism type: %v is not supported", mech.Type)
 		}
 		request := &networkservice.NetworkServiceRequest{
 			Connection: &networkservice.Connection{
+				Id:             id,
 				NetworkService: u.NetworkService(),
 				Labels:         u.Labels(),
 			},
+			MechanismPreferences: []*networkservice.Mechanism{
+				mech,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, conn := range event.Connections {
+			path := conn.GetPath()
+			if path.Index == 1 && path.PathSegments[0].Id == id && conn.Mechanism.Type == u.Mechanism().Type {
+				request.Connection = conn
+				request.Connection.Path.Index = 0
+				request.Connection.Id = id
+				break
+			}
 		}
 
-		resp, err := c.Request(ctx, request)
+		resp, err := nsmClient.Request(ctx, request)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.FromContext(ctx).Fatalf("request has failed: %v", err.Error())
 		}
@@ -237,7 +294,7 @@ func main() {
 		defer func() {
 			closeCtx, cancelClose := context.WithTimeout(ctx, config.RequestTimeout)
 			defer cancelClose()
-			_, _ = c.Close(closeCtx, resp)
+			_, _ = nsmClient.Close(closeCtx, resp)
 		}()
 	}