diff --git a/scripts/allseeingeye-info.nse b/scripts/allseeingeye-info.nse
index b99b86a6a..3a1528577 100644
--- a/scripts/allseeingeye-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/allseeingeye-info.nse
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ end
 portrule = shortport.version_port_or_service({1258,2126,3123,12444,13200,23196,26000,27138,27244,27777,28138}, "allseeingeye", "udp")
 
 action = function(host, port)
-  local status, data = comm.exchange(host, port.number, "s", { proto = "udp", timeout = 3000 })
+  local status, data = comm.exchange(host, port, "s", { timeout = 3000 })
   if not status then
     return
   end
diff --git a/scripts/banner.nse b/scripts/banner.nse
index b78dc5dde..75193dafc 100644
--- a/scripts/banner.nse
+++ b/scripts/banner.nse
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ function grab_banner(host, port)
   local opts = {}
   opts.timeout = stdnse.parse_timespec(stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".timeout"))
   opts.timeout = (opts.timeout or 5) * 1000
-  opts.proto = port.protocol
 
-  local status, response = comm.get_banner(host.ip, port.number, opts)
+  local status, response = comm.get_banner(host, port, opts)
 
   if not status then
     local errlvl = { ["EOF"]=3,["TIMEOUT"]=3,["ERROR"]=2 }
diff --git a/scripts/freelancer-info.nse b/scripts/freelancer-info.nse
index 07dcb1c51..af2d16c7b 100644
--- a/scripts/freelancer-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/freelancer-info.nse
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", "version" }
 portrule = shortport.version_port_or_service({2302}, "freelancer", "udp")
 
 action = function(host, port)
-  local status, data = comm.exchange(host, port.number,
+  local status, data = comm.exchange(host, port,
     "\x00\x02\xf1\x26\x01\x26\xf0\x90\xa6\xf0\x26\x57\x4e\xac\xa0\xec\xf8\x68\xe4\x8d\x21",
-    { proto = "udp", timeout = 3000 })
+    { timeout = 3000 })
   if not status then
     return
   end