diff --git a/src/vnet/session/application_interface.h b/src/vnet/session/application_interface.h
index 4eee17e..f175e4a 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/application_interface.h
+++ b/src/vnet/session/application_interface.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   /*
    * Results
    */
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } vnet_listen_args_t;
 
 typedef struct _vnet_unlisten_args_t
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   union
   {
     char *uri;
-    u64 handle;			/**< Session handle */
+    session_handle_t handle; /**< Session handle */
   };
   u32 app_index;		/**< Owning application index */
   u32 wrk_map_index;		/**< App's local pool worker index */
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 typedef struct session_bound_msg_
 {
   u32 context;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
   i32 retval;
   u8 lcl_is_ip4;
   u8 lcl_ip[16];
@@ -379,15 +379,15 @@
 typedef struct session_unlisten_reply_msg_
 {
   u32 context;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
   i32 retval;
 } __clib_packed session_unlisten_reply_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_accepted_msg_
 {
   u32 context;
-  u64 listener_handle;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t listener_handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
   uword server_rx_fifo;
   uword server_tx_fifo;
   u64 segment_handle;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 {
   u32 context;
   i32 retval;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } __clib_packed session_accepted_reply_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_connect_msg_
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
 {
   u32 context;
   i32 retval;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
   uword server_rx_fifo;
   uword server_tx_fifo;
   u64 segment_handle;
@@ -474,33 +474,33 @@
 {
   u32 client_index;
   u32 context;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } __clib_packed session_disconnected_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_disconnected_reply_msg_
 {
   u32 context;
   i32 retval;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } __clib_packed session_disconnected_reply_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_reset_msg_
 {
   u32 client_index;
   u32 context;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } __clib_packed session_reset_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_reset_reply_msg_
 {
   u32 context;
   i32 retval;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } __clib_packed session_reset_reply_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_req_worker_update_msg_
 {
-  u64 session_handle;
+  session_handle_t session_handle;
 } __clib_packed session_req_worker_update_msg_t;
 
 /* NOTE: using u16 for wrk indices because message needs to fit in 18B */
@@ -509,12 +509,12 @@
   u32 client_index;
   u16 wrk_index;
   u16 req_wrk_index;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
 } __clib_packed session_worker_update_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct session_worker_update_reply_msg_
 {
-  u64 handle;
+  session_handle_t handle;
   uword rx_fifo;
   uword tx_fifo;
   u64 segment_handle;