diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index 5fcb555b..372d69ea 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ from nova import rpc
 from nova import utils
 from nova import version
 from nova import vsa
+from nova.api.ec2 import admin
 from nova.api.ec2 import ec2utils
 from nova.auth import manager
 from nova.cloudpipe import pipelib
@@ -174,8 +175,9 @@ class VpnCommands(object):
     def spawn(self):
         """Run all VPNs."""
         print "WARNING: This method only works with deprecated auth"
+        ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
         for p in reversed(self.manager.get_projects()):
-            if not self._vpn_for(p.id):
+            if self._vpn_for(ctxt, p.id):
                 print 'spawning %s' % p.id
                 self.pipe.launch_vpn_instance(p.id, p.project_manager_id)
                 time.sleep(10)
@@ -211,6 +213,9 @@ class VpnCommands(object):
                               {'vpn_public_address': ip,
                                'vpn_public_port': int(port)})
 
+    def _vpn_for(self, context, project_id):
+        return admin.AdminController()._vpn_for(context, project_id)
+
 
 class ShellCommands(object):
     def bpython(self):