diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 05833b4..98bba6e 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use futures_signals::signal::{Mutable, Signal, MutableSignalCloned, MutableLockM
 use termion::event::Key;
 
 use crate::input::Inputs;
-use crate::schema::{API, Authentication};
+use crate::session::Session;
 use crate::commands::{CommandParser, Commands};
 
 use smol::future::FutureExt;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct Sute<'a, S> {
 
     signal: S,
     inputs: Inputs,
-    api: Option<API>,
+    session: Option<Session>,
     log: Logger,
     cmds: CommandParser<'a>,
 
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ pub struct Sute<'a, S> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, S: Unpin> Sute<'a, S> {
-    pub fn new(signal: S, log: Logger, drain: Arc<LogDrain<'a>>, api: Option<API>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(signal: S, log: Logger, drain: Arc<LogDrain<'a>>, session: Option<Session>) -> Self {
         let inputs = Inputs::new();
         let state = Mutable::new(SuteState::new());
         let cmds = CommandParser::new();
         let future = None;
 
-        Self { state, signal, inputs, api, log, cmds, drain, future }
+        Self { state, signal, inputs, session, log, cmds, drain, future }
     }
 
     fn run_cmd(&mut self, cmdline: String) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<'a, S: Unpin> Sute<'a, S> {
                         if u.is_none() || p.is_none() {
                             error!(self.log, "authenticate <user> <pass>");
                         } else {
-                            if let Some(mut api) = self.api.clone() {
+                            if let Some(mut api) = self.session.as_ref().map(|s| s.bootstrap.clone()) {
                                 let log2 = self.log.clone();
                                 info!(self.log, "Going for an auth trip");
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 88b898f..55e667a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), io::Error> {
 
     let resize = util::Resize::new()?;
 
-    let app = app::Sute::new(resize, log.clone(), drain.clone(), Some(api));
+    let session_f = session::Session::connect(log.clone(), server);
+
+    let mut session = smol::block_on(session_f).unwrap();
+    let rpc_future = session.vat.take().unwrap();
+
+    let app = app::Sute::new(resize, log.clone(), drain.clone(), Some(session));
 
     let app_state = app.get_state();
     let mut ui_state = ui::UIState::new(app_state, drain);
diff --git a/src/schema/mod.rs b/src/schema/mod.rs
index c4dda99..790f43c 100644
--- a/src/schema/mod.rs
+++ b/src/schema/mod.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ use capnp_rpc::twoparty;
 use capnp_rpc::RpcSystem;
 use capnp_rpc::rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side;
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod auth_capnp {
     include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/schema/auth_capnp.rs"));
 }
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod connection_capnp {
     include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/schema/connection_capnp.rs"));
 }
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod api_capnp {
     include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/schema/api_capnp.rs"));
 }
diff --git a/src/session.rs b/src/session.rs
index b78f62a..5ce69f4 100644
--- a/src/session.rs
+++ b/src/session.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ use slog::Logger;
 use crate::schema::{bootstrap, API, Authentication};
 
 pub struct Session {
-    bootstrap: API,
+    pub bootstrap: API,
     authenticate: Option<Authentication>,
-    vat: Option<RpcSystem<Side>>,
+    pub vat: Option<RpcSystem<Side>>,
 }
 
 impl Session {
-    async fn connect<A: AsyncToSocketAddrs>(log: Logger, addr: A) -> Result<Session> {
+    pub async fn connect<A: AsyncToSocketAddrs>(log: Logger, addr: A) -> Result<Session> {
         let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await?;
         let (rpc_system, api) = bootstrap(log, stream);