diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index dcc78ab7..57bb56ca 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => installDevExtensions(isDev).then(() => {
         });
 
         session.on('data', data => {
-          rpc.emit('session data', {uid, data});
+          rpc.emit('session data', uid + data);
         });
 
         session.on('exit', () => {
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 4948a5f6..79a232e8 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ rpc.on('session add', data => {
 // debouncing, to reduce allocation and iterations
 let req;
 let objects = {};
-rpc.on('session data', ({uid, data}) => {
+rpc.on('session data', d => {
+  // the uid is a uuid v4 so it's 36 chars long
+  const uid = d.slice(0, 36);
+  const data = d.slice(36);
   if (objects[uid] === undefined) {
     objects[uid] = data;
   } else {