diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index c0f4d6d5..e9be068f 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 type Client struct {
 	*node.Node
 	node.Nodes
-	PendingSessions []nonce.ID
+	PendingSessions []*node.Session
 	*confirm.Confirms
 	ExitHooks response.Hooks
 	sync.Mutex
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ func (cl *Client) FindCloaked(clk cloak.PubKey) (hdr *prv.Key,
 	return
 }
 
+func (cl *Client) GenerateCircuit() {
+
+}
+
 // Cleanup closes and flushes any resources the client opened that require sync
 // in order to reopen correctly.
 func (cl *Client) Cleanup() {
diff --git a/pkg/client/oniontypes_test.go b/pkg/client/oniontypes_test.go
index 6b0ae454..9bf666bd 100644
--- a/pkg/client/oniontypes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/oniontypes_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 	const nTotal = 6
 	clients := make([]*Client, nTotal)
 	var e error
-	if clients, e = CreateMockCircuitClients(); check(e) {
+	if clients, e = CreateMockCircuitClients(true); check(e) {
 		t.Error(e)
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestSendExit(t *testing.T) {
 	const nTotal = 6
 	clients := make([]*Client, nTotal)
 	var e error
-	if clients, e = CreateMockCircuitClients(); check(e) {
+	if clients, e = CreateMockCircuitClients(true); check(e) {
 		t.Error(e)
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestSendExit(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSendKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	var clients []*Client
 	var e error
-	if clients, e = CreateMockCircuitClients(); check(e) {
+	if clients, e = CreateMockCircuitClients(false); check(e) {
 		t.Error(e)
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
@@ -141,24 +141,31 @@ func TestSendKeys(t *testing.T) {
 		quit.Q()
 		t.Error("SendKeys got stuck")
 	}()
+	cnf := nonce.NewID()
 	var sess [5]*session.OnionSkin
 	var pmt [5]*node.Payment
-	for i := range clients[1:] {
+	for i, v := range clients[1:] {
 		// Create a new payment and drop on the payment channel.
 		sess[i] = session.New()
 		pmt[i] = sess[i].ToPayment(1000000)
 		clients[i+1].PaymentChan <- pmt[i]
+		clients[0].PendingSessions = append(
+			clients[0].PendingSessions,
+			node.NewSession(cnf, v.Node, pmt[i].Amount,
+				sess[i].Header, sess[i].Payload),
+		)
 	}
 	// Send the keys.
 	var circuit node.Circuit
 	for i := range circuit {
-		circuit[i] = clients[0].Sessions[i+1]
+		circuit[i] = node.NewSession(pmt[i].ID,
+			clients[i+1].Node, pmt[i].Amount,
+			sess[i].Header, sess[i].Payload)
 	}
 	var hdr, pld [5]*prv.Key
 	for i := range hdr {
 		hdr[i], pld[i] = sess[i].Header, sess[i].Payload
 	}
-	cnf := nonce.NewID()
 	sk := wire.SendKeys(cnf, hdr, pld, clients[0].Node,
 		circuit, clients[0].KeySet)
 	clients[0].RegisterConfirmation(func(cf nonce.ID) {
diff --git a/pkg/client/utils_test.go b/pkg/client/utils_test.go
index ef77fa85..3362fb77 100644
--- a/pkg/client/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/utils_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import (
 
 const nTotal = 6
 
-func CreateMockCircuitClients() (clients []*Client, e error) {
+func CreateMockCircuitClients(inclSessions bool) (clients []*Client,
+	e error) {
+
 	clients = make([]*Client, nTotal)
 	nodes := make([]*node.Node, nTotal)
 	transports := make([]ifc.Transport, nTotal)
@@ -36,21 +38,23 @@ func CreateMockCircuitClients() (clients []*Client, e error) {
 		}
 		clients[i].AddrPort = nodes[i].AddrPort
 		clients[i].Node = nodes[i]
-		// create a session for all but the first
-		if i > 0 {
-			sessions[i-1] = node.NewSession(nonce.NewID(), nodes[i], math.MaxUint64, nil, nil)
-			// Add session to node, so it will be able to relay if
-			// it gets a message with the key.
-			nodes[i].Sessions = append(nodes[i].Sessions,
-				sessions[i-1])
-			nodes[0].Sessions = append(nodes[0].Sessions,
-				sessions[i-1])
-			// Normally only the client would have this in its
-			// nodes, but we are sharing them for simple circuit
-			// tests. Relays don't use this field, though clients
-			// can be relays.
-			nodes[i].Circuit = &node.Circuit{}
-			nodes[i].Circuit[i-1] = sessions[i-1]
+		if inclSessions {
+			// create a session for all but the first
+			if i > 0 {
+				sessions[i-1] = node.NewSession(nonce.NewID(), nodes[i], math.MaxUint64, nil, nil)
+				// Add session to node, so it will be able to relay if
+				// it gets a message with the key.
+				nodes[i].Sessions = append(nodes[i].Sessions,
+					sessions[i-1])
+				nodes[0].Sessions = append(nodes[0].Sessions,
+					sessions[i-1])
+				// Normally only the client would have this in its
+				// nodes, but we are sharing them for simple circuit
+				// tests. Relays don't use this field, though clients
+				// can be relays.
+				nodes[i].Circuit = &node.Circuit{}
+				nodes[i].Circuit[i-1] = sessions[i-1]
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// Add each node to each other's Nodes except itself, this enables them
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 696ae7a8..34d41d2e 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ var (
 	// GitRef is the gitref, as in refs/heads/branchname.
 	GitRef = "refs/heads/protocol"
 	// ParentGitCommit is the commit hash of the parent HEAD.
-	ParentGitCommit = "085c068d47046ba31c911c7ca226be6fcf32634b"
+	ParentGitCommit = "4b314c607788a95aa35d75fc0966816752a51579"
 	// BuildTime stores the time when the current binary was built.
-	BuildTime = "2023-01-14T21:15:42Z"
+	BuildTime = "2023-01-14T22:08:29Z"
 	// SemVer lists the (latest) git tag on the release.
 	SemVer = "v0.1.7"
 	// PathBase is the path base returned from runtime caller.