diff --git a/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py b/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
index 4f7804f705..ca55478c3e 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ def check_dependencies(code_repo_path: str, check_browser: bool) -> None:
             session = server.new_session(session_name='test-session')
         except Exception:
             raise ValueError('tmux is not properly installed or available on the path.')
-        pane = session.attached_pane
+        pane = session.active_pane
         pane.send_keys('echo "test"')
         pane_output = '\n'.join(pane.cmd('capture-pane', '-p').stdout)
-        session.kill_session()
+        session.kill()
         if 'test' not in pane_output:
             raise ValueError('libtmux is not properly installed. ' + ERROR_MESSAGE)