diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 6de7cb9bed68bd901198d5396bea9821bae6bb3f..5d48d7e7ac80c89a7cc24f991268e4da1b3b0237 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 VIR_LOG_INIT("parallels.parallels_driver");
 
 #define PRLCTL                      "prlctl"
-#define PRLSRVCTL                   "prlsrvctl"
 
 static int vzConnectClose(virConnectPtr conn);
 
@@ -234,6 +233,9 @@ vzOpenDefault(virConnectPtr conn)
     if (prlsdkConnect(privconn) < 0)
         goto err_free;
 
+    if (vzInitVersion(privconn) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
     if (!(privconn->caps = vzBuildCapabilities()))
         goto error;
 
@@ -345,49 +347,11 @@ vzConnectClose(virConnectPtr conn)
 }
 
 static int
-vzConnectGetVersion(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, unsigned long *hvVer)
+vzConnectGetVersion(virConnectPtr conn, unsigned long *hvVer)
 {
-    char *output, *sVer, *tmp;
-    const char *searchStr = "prlsrvctl version ";
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    output = vzGetOutput(PRLSRVCTL, "--help", NULL);
-
-    if (!output) {
-        vzParseError();
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (!(sVer = strstr(output, searchStr))) {
-        vzParseError();
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    sVer = sVer + strlen(searchStr);
-
-    /* parallels server has versions number like 6.0.17977.782218,
-     * so libvirt can handle only first two numbers. */
-    if (!(tmp = strchr(sVer, '.'))) {
-        vzParseError();
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (!(tmp = strchr(tmp + 1, '.'))) {
-        vzParseError();
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    tmp[0] = '\0';
-    if (virParseVersionString(sVer, hvVer, true) < 0) {
-        vzParseError();
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    ret = 0;
-
- cleanup:
-    VIR_FREE(output);
-    return ret;
+    vzConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
+    *hvVer = privconn->vzVersion;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_utils.c b/src/vz/vz_utils.c
index a1ddad0c825970fb6f90e97b94ab8a50682d6d24..cf37597bc89a63c6c558ad9ee45fd593434b9727 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_utils.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_utils.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "datatypes.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_PARALLELS
+#define PRLSRVCTL "prlsrvctl"
 
 /**
  * vzDomObjFromDomain:
@@ -178,3 +179,49 @@ vzNewDomain(vzConnPtr privconn, char *name, const unsigned char *uuid)
     VIR_FREE(pdom);
     return NULL;
 }
+
+int
+vzInitVersion(vzConnPtr privconn)
+{
+    char *output, *sVer, *tmp;
+    const char *searchStr = "prlsrvctl version ";
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    output = vzGetOutput(PRLSRVCTL, "--help", NULL);
+
+    if (!output) {
+        vzParseError();
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!(sVer = strstr(output, searchStr))) {
+        vzParseError();
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    sVer = sVer + strlen(searchStr);
+
+    /* parallels server has versions number like 6.0.17977.782218 or 7.0.0,
+     * In libvirt we handle only first two numbers. */
+    if (!(tmp = strchr(sVer, '.'))) {
+        vzParseError();
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!(tmp = strchr(tmp + 1, '.'))) {
+        vzParseError();
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    tmp[0] = '\0';
+    if (virParseVersionString(sVer, &(privconn->vzVersion), true) < 0) {
+        vzParseError();
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(output);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_utils.h b/src/vz/vz_utils.h
index ed100ac46bfe057584984ff0f6ee7ba9340b7333..fbade2ea402eec368d745a4ff86182c31f8e6e37 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_utils.h
+++ b/src/vz/vz_utils.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct _vzConn {
     const char *drivername;
     /* Immutable pointer, self-locking APIs */
     virConnectCloseCallbackDataPtr closeCallback;
+    unsigned long vzVersion;
 };
 
 typedef struct _vzConn vzConn;
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ virDomainObjPtr
 vzNewDomain(vzConnPtr privconn,
             char *name,
             const unsigned char *uuid);
+int
+vzInitVersion(vzConnPtr privconn);
 
 # define PARALLELS_BLOCK_STATS_FOREACH(OP)                              \
     OP(rd_req, VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_STATS_READ_REQ, "read_requests")        \