use KM.client() method in ConsoleApp

IPython/frontend/consoleapp.py

@@ -343,11 +343,11 b' class IPythonConsoleApp(Configurable):'
                                 connection_file=self.connection_file,
                                 config=self.config,
         )
-        # start the kernel
-        if not self.existing:
+        self.kernel_manager.client_factory = self.kernel_client_class
             self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(extra_arguments=self.kernel_argv)
             atexit.register(self.kernel_manager.cleanup_ipc_files)
-        elif self.sshserver:
+
+        if self.sshserver:
             # ssh, write new connection file
             self.kernel_manager.write_connection_file()
 
@@ -362,6 +362,9 b' class IPythonConsoleApp(Configurable):'
         atexit.register(self.kernel_manager.cleanup_connection_file)
 
     def init_kernel_client(self):
+        if self.kernel_manager is not None:
+            self.kernel_client = self.kernel_manager.client()
+        else:
         self.kernel_client = self.kernel_client_class(
                                 shell_port=self.shell_port,
                                 iopub_port=self.iopub_port,