--- qemu/QMP/qmp-shell	2018/04/24 17:41:26	1.1.1.1
+++ qemu/QMP/qmp-shell	2018/04/24 18:31:33	1.1.1.2
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def main():
 
     qemu = qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol(argv[1])
     qemu.connect()
+    qemu.send("qmp_capabilities")
 
     print 'Connected!'