diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/cli.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/cli.py
index 9288ca0d5..491afb44c 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/cli.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/cli.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import socket
 import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from ..nix import nix_shell
 
@@ -84,21 +85,24 @@ def is_reachable(host: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def connect_ssh_from_json(ssh_data: dict[str, str]) -> None:
-    for address in ssh_data["addrs"]:
+    for address in ssh_data["local_addresses"]:
         log.debug(f"Trying to reach host on: {address}")
         if is_reachable(address):
-            ssh(host=address, password=ssh_data["pass"])
+            ssh(host=address, password=ssh_data["password"])
             exit(0)
         else:
             log.debug(f"Could not reach host on {address}")
     log.debug(f'Trying to reach host via torify on {ssh_data["tor"]}')
-    ssh(host=ssh_data["tor"], password=ssh_data["pass"], torify=True)
+    ssh(host=ssh_data["tor"], password=ssh_data["password"], torify=True)
 
 
 def main(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     if args.json:
-        with open(args.json) as file:
-            ssh_data = json.load(file)
+        json_file = Path(args.json)
+        if json_file.is_file():
+            ssh_data = json.loads(json_file.read_text())
+        else:
+            ssh_data = json.loads(args.json)
         connect_ssh_from_json(ssh_data)
     elif args.png:
         ssh_data = json.loads(qrcode_scan(args.png))