diff --git a/src/PVE/CLIHandler.pm b/src/PVE/CLIHandler.pm
index 0e7f202..c448a80 100644
--- a/src/PVE/CLIHandler.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/CLIHandler.pm
@@ -450,7 +450,12 @@ my $handle_simple_cmd = sub {
 sub run_cli {
     my ($class, $pwcallback, $podfn, $preparefunc) = @_;
 
-    die "depreciated function run_cli - use run_cli_handler instead";
+    # Note: "depreciated function run_cli - use run_cli_handler instead";
+    # silently ignore $podfn , which is no longer supported.
+
+    die "password callback is no longer supported" if $pwcallback;
+
+    run_cli_handler($class, prepare => $preparefunc);
 }
 
 sub run_cli_handler {