diff --git a/connect.lua b/connect.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b55792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connect.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+local connect = {}
+
+local user = "prof1@panesar"
+
+function connect.prof_on_start()
+    prof_cons_show("Enter password for " .. user)
+    prof_send_line("/connect " ..  user)
+end
+
+return connect
diff --git a/connect.py b/connect.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2741cb9..0000000
--- a/connect.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import prof
-
-user = "prof1@panesar"
-
-def prof_on_start():
-    global user
-    prof.cons_show("")
-    prof.cons_show("Enter password for " + user)
-    prof.send_line("/connect " + user)