diff --git a/src/runtime2/native.rs b/src/runtime2/native.rs
index b0de3c54ae700703f8812d335c2397c0075f3269..04285976db5961cf363f5ff5ca65a4907151da43 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/native.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/native.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub struct ApplicationInterface {
     job_queue: JobQueue,
     runtime: Arc<RuntimeInner>,
     connector_id: ConnectorId,
-    owned_ports: Vec<PortIdLocal>,
+    owned_ports: Vec<Port>,
 }
 
 impl ApplicationInterface {
@@ -99,15 +99,21 @@ impl ApplicationInterface {
         let putter_id = PortIdLocal::new(getter_id + 1);
         let getter_id = PortIdLocal::new(getter_id);
 
-        self.ports.push(Port{
+        self.owned_ports.push(Port{
             self_id: getter_id,
             peer_id: putter_id,
             kind: PortKind::Getter,
-            owning_connector: self.connector_id,
             peer_connector: self.connector_id,
         });
 
-        return channel;
+        self.owned_ports.push(Port{
+            self_id: putter_id,
+            peer_id: getter_id,
+            kind: PortKind::Putter,
+            peer_connector: self.connector_id,
+        });
+
+        return Channel{ putter_id, getter_id };
     }
 
     /// Creates a new connector. Note that it is not scheduled immediately, but