diff --git a/gns3/vnc_console.py b/gns3/vnc_console.py
index 5ff4c0f5..509e06fa 100644
--- a/gns3/vnc_console.py
+++ b/gns3/vnc_console.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def vncConsole(node, port, command):
     command = command.replace("%P", node.project().name().replace('"', '\\"'))
     command = command.replace("%i", node.project().id())
     command = command.replace("%n", str(node.id()))
+    command = command.replace("%c", Controller.instance().httpClient().fullUrl())
 
     command = command.replace("{host}", host)
     command = command.replace("{port}", str(port))
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 0b2c28f1..12b2a109 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def controller():
     Controller._instance = None
     c = Controller.instance()
     c._http_client = MagicMock()
+    c._http_client.fullUrl.return_value = "http://localhost:3080"
     return c
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_spice_console.py b/tests/test_spice_console.py
index 10fc1458..b17ca089 100644
--- a/tests/test_spice_console.py
+++ b/tests/test_spice_console.py
@@ -17,28 +17,30 @@
 
 import os
 import shlex
-import unittest
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from gns3.spice_console import spiceConsole
 
 
 def test_spice_console_on_linux_and_mac(vpcs_device):
+
     with patch('subprocess.Popen') as popen, \
             patch('sys.platform', new="linux"):
-
         vpcs_device.settings()["console_host"] = "localhost"
         spiceConsole(vpcs_device, '2525', 'command %h %p')
-        popen.assert_called_once_with(shlex.split('command localhost 2525'), env=os.environ)
-
+        popen.assert_called_with(shlex.split('command localhost 2525'), env=os.environ)
+        spiceConsole(vpcs_device, '2525', 'command {host} {port}')
+        popen.assert_called_with(shlex.split('command localhost 2525'), env=os.environ)
 
 def test_spice_console_on_windows(vpcs_device):
-    with patch('subprocess.call') as popen, \
+
+    with patch('subprocess.call') as p, \
             patch('sys.platform', new="win"):
         vpcs_device.settings()["console_host"] = "localhost"
         spiceConsole(vpcs_device, '2525', 'command %h %p')
-        popen.assert_called_once_with('command localhost 2525', env=unittest.mock.ANY)
-
+        p.assert_called_with('command localhost 2525', env=os.environ)
+        spiceConsole(vpcs_device, '2525', 'command {host} {port}')
+        p.assert_called_with('command localhost 2525', env=os.environ)
 
 # def test_spice_console_on_linux_with_popen_issues():
 #     with patch('subprocess.Popen', side_effect=OSError("Dummy")), \
@@ -49,9 +51,11 @@ def test_spice_console_on_windows(vpcs_device):
 
 
 def test_spice_console_with_ipv6_support(vpcs_device):
+
     with patch('subprocess.Popen') as popen, \
             patch('sys.platform', new="linux"):
-
         vpcs_device.settings()["console_host"] = "::1"
         spiceConsole(vpcs_device, '2525', 'command %h %p')
-        popen.assert_called_once_with(shlex.split('command [::1] 2525'), env=os.environ)
+        popen.assert_called_with(shlex.split('command [::1] 2525'), env=os.environ)
+        spiceConsole(vpcs_device, '2525', 'command {host} {port}')
+        popen.assert_called_with(shlex.split('command [::1] 2525'), env=os.environ)
diff --git a/tests/test_vnc_console.py b/tests/test_vnc_console.py
index 78eb5d97..d095803f 100644
--- a/tests/test_vnc_console.py
+++ b/tests/test_vnc_console.py
@@ -17,31 +17,36 @@
 
 import os
 import shlex
-import unittest
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from gns3.vnc_console import vncConsole
 
-
 def test_vnc_console_on_linux_and_mac(vpcs_device):
-    with patch('subprocess.Popen') as popen, \
+
+    with patch('subprocess.call') as p, \
             patch('sys.platform', new="linux"):
             vpcs_device.settings()["console_host"] = "localhost"
-            vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command %h %p %P')
-            popen.assert_called_once_with(shlex.split('command localhost 6000 100'), env=os.environ)
+            vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command %h %p %D')
+            p.assert_called_with(shlex.split('command localhost 6000 100'), env=os.environ)
+            vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command {host} {port} {display}')
+            p.assert_called_with(shlex.split('command localhost 6000 100'), env=os.environ)
 
 
 def test_vnc_console_on_windows(vpcs_device):
-    with patch('subprocess.call') as popen, \
+
+    with patch('subprocess.call') as p, \
             patch('sys.platform', new="win"):
             vpcs_device.settings()["console_host"] = "localhost"
-            vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command %h %p %P')
-            popen.assert_called_once_with('command localhost 6000 100', env=unittest.mock.ANY)
+            vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command %h %p %D')
+            p.assert_called_with('command localhost 6000 100', env=os.environ)
+            vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command {host} {port} {display}')
+            p.assert_called_with('command localhost 6000 100', env=os.environ)
 
 
-# def test_vnc_console_on_linux_with_popen_issues():
-#     with patch('subprocess.Popen', side_effect=OSError("Dummy")), \
+# def test_vnc_console_on_linux_with_popen_issues(vpcs_device):
+#     with patch('subprocess.call', side_effect=subprocess.SubprocessError()), \
 #             patch('sys.platform', new="linux"):
+#         vpcs_device.settings()["console_host"] = "localhost"
 #
-#         with pytest.raises(OSError):
-#             vncConsole('localhost', 6000, 'command %h %p %P')
+#         with pytest.raises(subprocess.SubprocessError):
+#             vncConsole(vpcs_device, 6000, 'command %h %p %P')