diff --git a/src/http/server.rs b/src/http/server.rs
index 3d87c453..25152b52 100644
--- a/src/http/server.rs
+++ b/src/http/server.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type HttpSender = tokio::sync::oneshot::Sender<(HttpResponse, Vec<u8>)>;
 /// mapping from an open websocket connection to a channel that will ingest
 /// WebSocketPush messages from the app that handles the connection, and
 /// send them to the connection.
-type WebSocketSenders = Arc<DashMap<u32, (ProcessId, WebSocketSender)>>;
+type WebSocketSenders = Arc<DashMap<u64, (ProcessId, WebSocketSender)>>;
 type WebSocketSender = tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<warp::ws::Message>;
 
 type PathBindings = Arc<RwLock<Router<BoundPath>>>;
@@ -127,31 +127,20 @@ async fn serve(
     let cloned_msg_tx = send_to_loop.clone();
     let cloned_our = our.clone();
     let cloned_jwt_secret_bytes = jwt_secret_bytes.clone();
-    let cloned_print_tx = print_tx.clone();
     let ws_route = warp::path::end()
         .and(warp::ws())
         .and(warp::any().map(move || cloned_our.clone()))
         .and(warp::any().map(move || cloned_jwt_secret_bytes.clone()))
         .and(warp::any().map(move || ws_senders.clone()))
         .and(warp::any().map(move || cloned_msg_tx.clone()))
-        .and(warp::any().map(move || cloned_print_tx.clone()))
         .map(
             |ws_connection: Ws,
              our: Arc<String>,
              jwt_secret_bytes: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
              ws_senders: WebSocketSenders,
-             send_to_loop: MessageSender,
-             print_tx: PrintSender| {
+             send_to_loop: MessageSender| {
                 ws_connection.on_upgrade(move |ws: WebSocket| async move {
-                    maintain_websocket(
-                        ws,
-                        our,
-                        jwt_secret_bytes,
-                        ws_senders,
-                        send_to_loop,
-                        print_tx,
-                    )
-                    .await
+                    maintain_websocket(ws, our, jwt_secret_bytes, ws_senders, send_to_loop).await
                 })
             },
         );
@@ -390,7 +379,6 @@ async fn maintain_websocket(
     jwt_secret_bytes: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
     ws_senders: WebSocketSenders,
     send_to_loop: MessageSender,
-    _print_tx: PrintSender,
 ) {
     let (mut write_stream, mut read_stream) = ws.split();
 
@@ -432,7 +420,7 @@ async fn maintain_websocket(
         return;
     }
 
-    let ws_channel_id: u32 = rand::random();
+    let ws_channel_id: u64 = rand::random();
     let (ws_sender, mut ws_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(100);
     ws_senders.insert(ws_channel_id, (owner_process.clone(), ws_sender));
 
@@ -517,7 +505,7 @@ async fn maintain_websocket(
 }
 
 async fn websocket_close(
-    channel_id: u32,
+    channel_id: u64,
     process: ProcessId,
     ws_senders: &WebSocketSenders,
     send_to_loop: &MessageSender,
diff --git a/src/http/types.rs b/src/http/types.rs
index 31ce989a..5486bd36 100644
--- a/src/http/types.rs
+++ b/src/http/types.rs
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ pub enum HttpServerAction {
     /// Processes will RECEIVE this kind of request when a client connects to them.
     /// If a process does not want this websocket open, they can respond with an
     /// [`enum@HttpServerAction::WebSocketClose`] message.
-    WebSocketOpen(u32),
+    WebSocketOpen(u64),
     /// Processes can both SEND and RECEIVE this kind of request.
     /// When sent, expects a payload containing the WebSocket message bytes to send.
     WebSocketPush {
-        channel_id: u32,
+        channel_id: u64,
         message_type: WsMessageType,
     },
     /// Processes can both SEND and RECEIVE this kind of request. Sending will
     /// close a socket the process controls. Receiving will indicate that the
     /// client closed the socket.
-    WebSocketClose(u32),
+    WebSocketClose(u64),
 }
 
 /// The possible message types for WebSocketPush. Ping and Pong are limited to 125 bytes
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub struct WsRegister {
 /// Structure sent from this server to client websocket upon opening a new connection.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct WsRegisterResponse {
-    pub channel_id: u32,
+    pub channel_id: u64,
     // TODO symmetric key exchange here
 }