diff --git a/bin/kcclient b/bin/kcclient
--- a/bin/kcclient
+++ b/bin/kcclient
@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@
 
 """send KeyboardComposer a fade request, for use from the shell"""
 
-import sys,xmlrpclib
+import sys
 import run_local
+from restclient import Resource
 from light9 import networking
 
 subname = sys.argv[1]
-level = float(sys.argv[2])
-fadesecs = 0
+level = sys.argv[2]
+fadesecs = '0'
 if len(sys.argv)>3:
-    fadesecs = float(sys.argv[3])
+    fadesecs = sys.argv[3]
 
-levelserver = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy("http://%s:%s" %
-                                    (networking.kcServer(),
-                                     networking.kcPort()))
-
-levelserver.fadesub(subname,level,fadesecs)
+levelServer = Resource(networking.keyboardComposerUrl())
+levelServer.post('fadesub', subname=subname, level=level, secs=fadesecs)