diff --git a/cd_utils/cdutils_c.cpp b/cd_utils/cdutils_c.cpp
index 951b3ee..30a5fae 100644
--- a/cd_utils/cdutils_c.cpp
+++ b/cd_utils/cdutils_c.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ void CInterface::connect(const CDType & c, PIObject * o, Handler eh) {
 
 void CInterface::autoConnect(PIObject * o, const PIString & prefix) {
 	if (!o) return;
-	PIString cn = o->className();
-	if (!PIObject::__meta_data().contains(cn)) return;
+	uint cid = o->classNameID();
+	if (!PIObject::__meta_data().contains(cid)) return;
 	PIMap<PIString, Handler> eh_map;
-	PIObject::__MetaData & md(PIObject::__meta_data()[cn]);
+	PIObject::__MetaData & md(PIObject::__meta_data()[cid]);
 	PIMap<const void * , __MetaFunc>::const_iterator it;
 	for (it = md.eh_func.constBegin(); it != md.eh_func.constEnd(); ++it) {
 		eh_map[it.value().func_name] = (Handler)it.value().addr;