diff --git a/install-koji-farm.sh b/install-koji-farm.sh
index 963844f..c55d463 100644
--- a/install-koji-farm.sh
+++ b/install-koji-farm.sh
@@ -215,52 +215,13 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # add builders
-deploy_builder () {
-    local FQDN=$1
-    # check if server available on port 22
-    until (nc -z $FQDN 22 2>/dev/null)
-    do
-        echo "I cannot connect to $FQDN! Is it online? "
-        echo "Options:"
-        echo "- FQDN=<FQDN of build server> # if you've mis-typed the name"
-        echo "- IP=<IP of build server> # I'll add this to your /etc/hosts file"
-        echo "- <enter> # try again (I've started the server)"
-        echo "- Q # quit this loop (give up)"
-        read RESPONSE
-        case $RESPONSE in
-            Q | q )
-                break
-                ;;
-            null )
-                continue
-                ;;
-            IP=* )
-                BIP=${RESPONSE#*=}
-                # add this builder into the hosts file
-                echo "$BIP  $FQDN\n" >> /etc/hosts
-                continue 
-                ;;
-            FQDN=* )
-                FQDN=${RESPONSE#*=}
-                continue
-                ;;
-            *)
-                continue
-                ;;
-            esac
-    done
-
-    # we found the server and will deploy to it
-    koji-add-builder.sh $FQDN $DEBUG
-}
-
 if [ -z $KOJI_BUILD_FQDNS ] ; then
     # use hub if no builders entered
-    deploy_builder $KOJI_HUB_FQDN
+    koji-add-builder.sh $KOJI_HUB_FQDN $DEBUG
 else
     # use builders added as command line parameters
     for FQDN in ${KOJI_BUILD_FQDNS} ; do
-        deploy_builder $FQDN
+        koij-add-builder.sh $FQDN $DEBUG
     done
 fi