diff --git a/internal/util/cephcmds.go b/internal/util/cephcmds.go
index 0e9790994..7d921df0d 100644
--- a/internal/util/cephcmds.go
+++ b/internal/util/cephcmds.go
@@ -219,27 +219,31 @@ func RemoveOMapKey(ctx context.Context, monitors string, cr *Credentials, poolNa
 // CreateObject creates the object name passed in and returns ErrObjectExists if the provided object
 // is already present in rados
 func CreateObject(ctx context.Context, monitors string, cr *Credentials, poolName, namespace, objectName string) error {
-	// Command: "rados <options> create objectName"
-	args := []string{
-		"-m", monitors,
-		"--id", cr.ID,
-		"--keyfile=" + cr.KeyFile,
-		"-c", CephConfigPath,
-		"-p", poolName,
-		"create", objectName,
+	conn := ClusterConnection{}
+	err := conn.Connect(monitors, cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	defer conn.Destroy()
+
+	ioctx, err := conn.GetIoctx(poolName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if _, ok := err.(ErrPoolNotFound); ok {
+			err = ErrObjectNotFound{poolName, err}
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	defer ioctx.Destroy()
 
 	if namespace != "" {
-		args = append(args, "--namespace="+namespace)
+		ioctx.SetNamespace(namespace)
 	}
 
-	_, stderr, err := ExecCommand("rados", args[:]...)
-	if err != nil {
+	err = ioctx.Create(objectName, rados.CreateExclusive)
+	if err == rados.ErrObjectExists {
+		return ErrObjectExists{objectName, err}
+	} else if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf(Log(ctx, "failed creating omap (%s) in pool (%s): (%v)"), objectName, poolName, err)
-		if strings.Contains(string(stderr), "error creating "+poolName+"/"+objectName+
-			": (17) File exists") {
-			return ErrObjectExists{objectName, err}
-		}
 		return err
 	}