diff --git a/src/cli/one_helper.rb b/src/cli/one_helper.rb
index c9a2ffebe4..cc3eaa22d2 100644
--- a/src/cli/one_helper.rb
+++ b/src/cli/one_helper.rb
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ EOT
                     endpoint=options[:endpoint]
                 end
 
-                @@client=OpenNebula::Client.new(secret, endpoint)
+                @@client=OpenNebula::Client.new(secret, endpoint, :sync => true)
             end
         end
 
diff --git a/src/cli/one_helper/oneuser_helper.rb b/src/cli/one_helper/oneuser_helper.rb
index 463b253e18..d53e190c10 100644
--- a/src/cli/one_helper/oneuser_helper.rb
+++ b/src/cli/one_helper/oneuser_helper.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ class OneUserHelper < OpenNebulaHelper::OneHelper
         # authentication token for the user
         #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
         token        = auth.login_token(username, options[:time])
-        login_client = OpenNebula::Client.new("#{username}:#{token}")
+        login_client = OpenNebula::Client.new("#{username}:#{token}",
+                                              nil,
+                                              :sync => true)
 
         user = OpenNebula::User.new(User.build_xml, login_client)