diff --git a/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/src/wf_monitor/monitor.py b/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/src/wf_monitor/monitor.py
index 899c61be8279bb3cfbb2dc1f6cd0a7bfa82c4ce2..af57f5d446cf2b6ccf2c8b4795f3a94e0f2059c4 100644
--- a/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/src/wf_monitor/monitor.py
+++ b/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/src/wf_monitor/monitor.py
@@ -239,26 +239,7 @@ def main():
     # Parse command-line args
     args = make_arg_parser().parse_args()
     monitor = WorkflowMonitor(args.log_path)
-    with workflow_events as wfe:
+    decorated_send = log_decorator_factory('Sending event...')(workflow_events.send)
+    with workflow_events:
         for event in monitor.events:
-            wfe.send(event, WORKFLOW_STATUS_EXCH)
-
-    # # Probably want to refactor this so that it doesn't create its own connection just for this,
-    # # since creating connections is expensive
-    # decorated_connect = log_decorator_factory('Making connection...')(make_amqp_connection)
-    # decorated_config_channel = log_decorator_factory('Configuring channel...')(configure_amqp_channel)
-    # decorated_emit = log_decorator_factory('Emitting message...')(emit_amqp_message)
-    #
-    # with decorated_connect(args.profile) as connection:
-    #     with decorated_config_channel(
-    #         connection=connection,
-    #         exchange=WORKFLOW_STATUS_EXCH,
-    #         exchange_type='topic'
-    #     ) as channel:
-    #         for event in monitor.events:
-    #             decorated_emit(
-    #                 channel=channel,
-    #                 exchange=WORKFLOW_STATUS_EXCH,
-    #                 routing_key=f'{event.job_name}.{event.job_id}.{event.type.name.lower()}',
-    #                 msg=event.json()
-    #             )
+            decorated_send(event, WORKFLOW_STATUS_EXCH)
diff --git a/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/test/test_wf_monitor.py b/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/test/test_wf_monitor.py
index c60bb88c27eda31ccc550d17e8029496e8e8600a..ba724b93cadfe4b9993f2db6a34d80c30b46605a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/test/test_wf_monitor.py
+++ b/apps/cli/utilities/wf_monitor/test/test_wf_monitor.py
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ def test_monitor_events(mocker: MockerFixture):
     ]
     [mocker.patch(mock) for mock in mock_list]
 
-    channel = workflow_events
-    for event in WorkflowMonitor(log_path).events:
-        channel.send(event, WORKFLOW_STATUS_EXCH)
+    with workflow_events as wfe:
+        for event in WorkflowMonitor(log_path).events:
+            wfe.send(event, WORKFLOW_STATUS_EXCH)
 
-    assert channel.send.call_count == 8
+    assert wfe.send.call_count == 8