diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7b9b19c..b4d99dc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dnl                 changes are made
 dnl ---
 JACK_MAJOR_VERSION=0
 JACK_MINOR_VERSION=99
-JACK_MICRO_VERSION=8
+JACK_MICRO_VERSION=9
 
 dnl ---
 dnl HOWTO: updating the jack protocol version
diff --git a/example-clients/intime.c b/example-clients/intime.c
index da9f91d..2a43337 100644
--- a/example-clients/intime.c
+++ b/example-clients/intime.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * signature is "march time": 4/4, 120bpm
  */
 float time_beats_per_bar = 4.0;
-float time_beat_type = 1.0 / 4.0;
+float time_beat_type = 4.0;
 double time_ticks_per_beat = 1920.0;
 double time_beats_per_minute = 120.0;
 
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ jack_initialize (jack_client_t *client, const char *arg)
 		fprintf (stderr, "counting %.1f/%.1f at %.2f bpm\n",
 			 time_beats_per_bar, time_beat_type,
 			 time_beats_per_minute);
-		time_beat_type = 1.0 / time_beat_type;
 	} else {
 		int len = strlen(arg);
 		if ((len > 0) && (strncmp(arg, "timecode", len) == 0))
diff --git a/example-clients/transport.c b/example-clients/transport.c
index 3d33e16..20c07cd 100644
--- a/example-clients/transport.c
+++ b/example-clients/transport.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jack_client_t *client;
  * The default time signature is: "march time", 4/4, 120bpm
  */
 float time_beats_per_bar = 4.0;
-float time_beat_type = 0.25;
+float time_beat_type = 4.0;
 double time_ticks_per_beat = 1920.0;
 double time_beats_per_minute = 120.0;
 volatile int time_reset = 1;		/* true when time values change */
diff --git a/jack/transport.h b/jack/transport.h
index d4767ff..0693ea3 100644
--- a/jack/transport.h
+++ b/jack/transport.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ typedef struct {
     int32_t		tick;		/**< current tick-within-beat */
     double		bar_start_tick;            
 
-    float		beats_per_bar;
-    float		beat_type;
+    float		beats_per_bar;	/**< time signature "numerator" */
+    float		beat_type;	/**< time signature "denominator" */
     double		ticks_per_beat;
     double		beats_per_minute;
 
diff --git a/libjack/client.c b/libjack/client.c
index 7d58d41..5e3a1ce 100644
--- a/libjack/client.c
+++ b/libjack/client.c
@@ -875,10 +875,11 @@ jack_internal_client_new (const char *client_name, const char *so_name, const ch
 {
 	jack_client_connect_result_t res;
 	int req_fd;
+	jack_status_t status;
 	
 	return jack_request_client (ClientInternal, client_name, so_name,
 				    so_data, &res, &req_fd,
-				    0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+				    0, &status, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 void