diff --git a/asap-tools/experiments/experiment_utils/services/remote_monitor_service.py b/asap-tools/experiments/experiment_utils/services/remote_monitor_service.py
index 28986df..3365a63 100644
--- a/asap-tools/experiments/experiment_utils/services/remote_monitor_service.py
+++ b/asap-tools/experiments/experiment_utils/services/remote_monitor_service.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ def start(
                 self.node_offset,
                 streaming_engine,
             )
+            cmd += " --backend_protocol {}".format(backend_protocol)
 
             cmd_dir = os.path.join(
                 self.provider.get_home_dir(), "code", "asap-tools", "experiments"