diff --git a/src/server/tabletennis.c b/src/server/tabletennis.c
--- a/src/server/tabletennis.c
+++ b/src/server/tabletennis.c
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ struct tabletennis
   struct timespec time_last_check;
 };
 
-static int tabletennis_pong_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, size_t req_len, void *req_data);
-static int tabletennis_ping_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, size_t req_len, void *req_data);
+static int tabletennis_pong_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, struct distren_request *req, void *req_data);
+static int tabletennis_ping_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, struct distren_request *req, void *req_data);
 
 tabletennis_t tabletennis_new(struct distrend_listens *listens, unsigned int ping_interval, unsigned int pong_time)
 {
@@ -193,25 +193,25 @@ void tabletennis_free(tabletennis_t tabl
  *
  * @todo throttling?
  */
-static int tabletennis_ping_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, size_t req_len, void *req_data)
+static int tabletennis_ping_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, struct distren_request *req, void *req_data)
 {
   struct distren_request *pong_req;
 
-  if(req_len > 32)
+  if(req->len > 32)
     distrend_send_disconnect(client, "You have tried to send a PING packet with a length longer than 32 bytes.");
 
   /**
       respond to the client using the data he sent in his PONG
       command.
    */
-  distren_request_new(&pong_req, req_len, DISTREN_REQUEST_PONG);
+  distren_request_new(&pong_req, req->len, DISTREN_REQUEST_PONG);
   distrend_client_write_request(client, pong_req, req_data);
   distren_request_free(pong_req);
 
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int tabletennis_pong_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, size_t req_len, void *req_data)
+static int tabletennis_pong_request_handle(struct general_info *geninfo, struct distrend_client *client, struct distren_request *req, void *req_data)
 {
   fprintf(stderr, "got pong\n");
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int tabletennis_pong_request_hand
    * client->tabletennis_client.time_next_check as the cookie.
    */
   if(client->tabletennis_client.state == TABLETENNIS_NEED_PONG
-     && req_len == sizeof(client->tabletennis_client.time_next_check)
+     && req->len == sizeof(client->tabletennis_client.time_next_check)
      && !memcmp(req_data, &client->tabletennis_client.time_next_check, sizeof(client->tabletennis_client.time_next_check)))
     {
       /* valid match */