diff --git a/clients/c/cosmopolite-int.h b/clients/c/cosmopolite-int.h
index 6858d4b..2da8957 100644
--- a/clients/c/cosmopolite-int.h
+++ b/clients/c/cosmopolite-int.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ struct cosmo {
   pthread_mutex_t lock;
   pthread_cond_t cond;
   bool shutdown;
-  char *profile;
-  char *generation;
+  json_t *profile;
+  json_t *generation;
   struct cosmo_command *command_queue_head;
   struct cosmo_command *command_queue_tail;
   json_t *ack;
diff --git a/clients/c/cosmopolite.c b/clients/c/cosmopolite.c
index efa0239..b866377 100644
--- a/clients/c/cosmopolite.c
+++ b/clients/c/cosmopolite.c
@@ -309,6 +309,38 @@ static json_t *cosmo_command(const char *name, const json_t *arguments) {
   return json_pack("{ssso}", "command", name, "arguments", arguments);
 }
 
+static void cosmo_resubscribe(cosmo *instance) {
+  size_t i;
+  json_t *subscription;
+  json_array_foreach(instance->subscriptions, i, subscription) {
+    int state;
+    json_t *subject, *messages;
+    assert(!json_unpack(subscription, "{sisoso}", "state", &state, "subject", &subject, "messages", &messages));
+
+    if (state == SUBSCRIPTION_PENDING) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    json_t *arguments = json_pack("{sO}", "subject", subject);
+    if (json_array_size(messages)) {
+      // Restart at the last actual ID we received.
+      json_t *last_message = json_array_get(messages, json_array_size(messages) - 1);
+      json_object_set(arguments, "last_id", json_object_get(last_message, "id"));
+    } else {
+      json_t *num_messages = json_object_get(subscription, "num_messages");
+      if (num_messages) {
+        json_object_set(arguments, "messages", num_messages);
+      }
+      json_t *last_id = json_object_get(subscription, "last_id");
+      if (last_id) {
+        json_object_set(arguments, "last_id", last_id);
+      }
+    }
+
+    cosmo_send_command_locked(instance, cosmo_command("subscribe", arguments), NULL);
+  }
+}
+
 // Takes ownership of commands.
 // Takes ownership of ack.
 static struct cosmo_command *cosmo_send_rpc(cosmo *instance, struct cosmo_command *commands, json_t *ack) {
@@ -342,17 +374,17 @@ static struct cosmo_command *cosmo_send_rpc(cosmo *instance, struct cosmo_comman
   }
   free(response);
 
-  json_t *command_responses, *events;
-  char *profile;
-  if (json_unpack(received, "{sssoso}", "profile", &profile, "responses", &command_responses, "events", &events)) {
+  json_t *command_responses, *events, *profile;
+  if (json_unpack(received, "{sososo}", "profile", &profile, "responses", &command_responses, "events", &events)) {
     cosmo_log(instance, "invalid server response");
     json_decref(received);
     return commands;
   }
 
-  if (!instance->profile || strcmp(instance->profile, profile)) {
-    free(instance->profile);
-    instance->profile = strdup(profile);
+  if (!json_equal(instance->profile, profile)) {
+    json_decref(instance->profile);
+    json_incref(profile);
+    instance->profile = profile;
   }
 
   assert(!clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &instance->last_success));
@@ -365,44 +397,16 @@ static struct cosmo_command *cosmo_send_rpc(cosmo *instance, struct cosmo_comman
   }
 
   json_t *poll_response = json_array_get(command_responses, 0);
-  const char *instance_generation;
-  if (json_unpack(poll_response, "{ss}", "instance_generation", &instance_generation)) {
+  json_t *instance_generation;
+  if (json_unpack(poll_response, "{so}", "instance_generation", &instance_generation)) {
     cosmo_log(instance, "invalid poll response");
   } else {
     assert(!pthread_mutex_lock(&instance->lock));
-    if (!instance->generation || strcmp(instance_generation, instance->generation)) {
-      free(instance->generation);
-      instance->generation = strdup(instance_generation);
-
-      size_t i;
-      json_t *subscription;
-      json_array_foreach(instance->subscriptions, i, subscription) {
-        int state;
-        json_t *subject, *messages;
-        assert(!json_unpack(subscription, "{sisoso}", "state", &state, "subject", &subject, "messages", &messages));
-
-        if (state == SUBSCRIPTION_PENDING) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        json_t *arguments = json_pack("{sO}", "subject", subject);
-        if (json_array_size(messages)) {
-          // Restart at the last actual ID we received.
-          json_t *last_message = json_array_get(messages, json_array_size(messages) - 1);
-          json_object_set(arguments, "last_id", json_object_get(last_message, "id"));
-        } else {
-          json_t *num_messages = json_object_get(subscription, "num_messages");
-          if (num_messages) {
-            json_object_set(arguments, "messages", num_messages);
-          }
-          json_t *last_id = json_object_get(subscription, "last_id");
-          if (last_id) {
-            json_object_set(arguments, "last_id", last_id);
-          }
-        }
-
-        cosmo_send_command_locked(instance, cosmo_command("subscribe", arguments), NULL);
-      }
+    if (!json_equal(instance_generation, instance->generation)) {
+      json_decref(instance->generation);
+      json_incref(instance_generation);
+      instance->generation = instance_generation;
+      cosmo_resubscribe(instance);
     }
     assert(!pthread_mutex_unlock(&instance->lock));
   }
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@ void cosmo_uuid(char *uuid) {
 }
 
 const char *cosmo_current_profile(cosmo *instance) {
-  return instance->profile;
+  return json_string_value(instance->profile);
 }
 
 json_t *cosmo_subject(const char *name, const char *readable_only_by, const char *writeable_only_by) {
@@ -669,8 +673,8 @@ cosmo *cosmo_create(const char *base_url, const char *client_id, const cosmo_cal
   assert(!curl_easy_setopt(instance->curl, CURLOPT_HEADERFUNCTION, cosmo_header_callback));
 
   instance->shutdown = false;
-  instance->profile = NULL;
-  instance->generation = NULL;
+  instance->profile = json_null();
+  instance->generation = json_null();
   instance->command_queue_head = instance->command_queue_tail = NULL;
   instance->ack = json_array();
   assert(instance->ack);
@@ -705,8 +709,8 @@ void cosmo_shutdown(cosmo *instance) {
   }
   json_decref(instance->ack);
   json_decref(instance->subscriptions);
-  free(instance->profile);
-  free(instance->generation);
+  json_decref(instance->profile);
+  json_decref(instance->generation);
   curl_easy_cleanup(instance->curl);
 
   free(instance);