diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/network_device/transport/telnet.rb b/lib/puppet/util/network_device/transport/telnet.rb
index e55079e06..e9322f81b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/network_device/transport/telnet.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/network_device/transport/telnet.rb
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 require 'puppet/util/network_device'
 require 'puppet/util/network_device/transport'
 require 'puppet/util/network_device/transport/base'
 require 'net/telnet'
 
 class Puppet::Util::NetworkDevice::Transport::Telnet < Puppet::Util::NetworkDevice::Transport::Base
     def initialize
       super
     end
 
     def handles_login?
       false
     end
 
     def connect
       @telnet = Net::Telnet::new("Host" => host, "Port" => port || 23,
                                  "Timeout" => 10,
-                                 "Prompt" => default_prompt, "Output_log" => "/tmp/out.log")
+                                 "Prompt" => default_prompt)
     end
 
     def close
       @telnet.close if @telnet
       @telnet = nil
     end
 
     def expect(prompt)
       @telnet.waitfor(prompt) do |out|
         yield out if block_given?
       end
     end
 
     def command(cmd, options = {})
       send(cmd)
       expect(options[:prompt] || default_prompt) do |output|
         yield output if block_given?
       end
     end
 
     def send(line)
       @telnet.puts(line)
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/network_device/transport/telnet_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/network_device/transport/telnet_spec.rb
index cea5ab79a..0f73f5229 100755
--- a/spec/unit/util/network_device/transport/telnet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/network_device/transport/telnet_spec.rb
@@ -1,75 +1,84 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rspec
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 require 'puppet/util/network_device/transport/telnet'
 
 describe Puppet::Util::NetworkDevice::Transport::Telnet do
 
   before(:each) do
+    TCPSocket.stubs(:open).returns stub_everything('tcp')
     @transport = Puppet::Util::NetworkDevice::Transport::Telnet.new()
   end
 
   it "should not handle login through the transport" do
     @transport.should_not be_handles_login
   end
 
+  it "should not open any files" do
+    File.expects(:open).never
+    @transport.host = "localhost"
+    @transport.port = 23
+
+    @transport.connect
+  end
+
   it "should connect to the given host and port" do
     Net::Telnet.expects(:new).with { |args| args["Host"] == "localhost" && args["Port"] == 23 }.returns stub_everything
     @transport.host = "localhost"
     @transport.port = 23
 
     @transport.connect
   end
 
   it "should connect and specify the default prompt" do
     @transport.default_prompt = "prompt"
     Net::Telnet.expects(:new).with { |args| args["Prompt"] == "prompt" }.returns stub_everything
     @transport.host = "localhost"
     @transport.port = 23
 
     @transport.connect
   end
 
   describe "when connected" do
     before(:each) do
       @telnet = stub_everything 'telnet'
       Net::Telnet.stubs(:new).returns(@telnet)
       @transport.connect
     end
 
     it "should send line to the telnet session" do
       @telnet.expects(:puts).with("line")
       @transport.send("line")
     end
 
     describe "when expecting output" do
       it "should waitfor output on the telnet session" do
         @telnet.expects(:waitfor).with(/regex/)
         @transport.expect(/regex/)
       end
 
       it "should return telnet session output" do
         @telnet.expects(:waitfor).returns("output")
         @transport.expect(/regex/).should == "output"
       end
 
       it "should yield telnet session output to the given block" do
         @telnet.expects(:waitfor).yields("output")
         @transport.expect(/regex/) { |out| out.should == "output" }
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe "when closing" do
     before(:each) do
       @telnet = stub_everything 'telnet'
       Net::Telnet.stubs(:new).returns(@telnet)
       @transport.connect
     end
 
     it "should close the telnet session" do
       @telnet.expects(:close)
       @transport.close
     end
   end
 end