1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_tcp.c b/plugins/check_tcp.c
index 793cfe7e..2cc6c398 100644
--- a/plugins/check_tcp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_tcp.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /* progname "check_tcp" changes depending on symlink called */
+#include "output.h"
 char *progname;
 const char *copyright = "1999-2025";
 const char *email = "devel@monitoring-plugins.org";
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         // Initialize check stuff before setting timers
         mp_check overall = mp_check_init();
         if (config.output_format_set) {
-                overall.format = config.output_format;
+                mp_set_format(config.output_format);
         }
 
         /* set up the timer */