diff --git a/rpc/http/server.go b/rpc/http/server.go
index a34400a77ca4..10c8fa8138d9 100644
--- a/rpc/http/server.go
+++ b/rpc/http/server.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (s *RpcHttpServer) apiHandler(api *rpc.EthereumApi) http.Handler {
 		if reserr != nil {
 			rpchttplogger.Warnln(reserr)
 			jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32603, reserr.Error()}
-			JSON.Send(w, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: &reqParsed.ID, Error: jsonerr})
+			JSON.Send(w, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: reqParsed.ID, Error: jsonerr})
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/rpc/message.go b/rpc/message.go
index 78dc6e2ffa07..7983e003d2e7 100644
--- a/rpc/message.go
+++ b/rpc/message.go
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ const (
 )
 
 type RpcRequest struct {
+	ID      interface{}       `json:"id"`
 	JsonRpc string            `json:"jsonrpc"`
-	ID      int               `json:"id"`
 	Method  string            `json:"method"`
 	Params  []json.RawMessage `json:"params"`
 }
 
 type RpcSuccessResponse struct {
-	ID      int         `json:"id"`
+	ID      interface{} `json:"id"`
 	JsonRpc string      `json:"jsonrpc"`
 	Result  interface{} `json:"result"`
 }
 
 type RpcErrorResponse struct {
-	ID      *int            `json:"id"`
+	ID      interface{}     `json:"id"`
 	JsonRpc string          `json:"jsonrpc"`
 	Error   *RpcErrorObject `json:"error"`
 }
diff --git a/rpc/util.go b/rpc/util.go
index 509d9a17d32f..679d83754d4d 100644
--- a/rpc/util.go
+++ b/rpc/util.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ func (self JsonWrapper) ParseRequestBody(req *http.Request) (RpcRequest, error)
 
 	// Convert JSON to native types
 	d := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
-	// d.UseNumber()
 	defer req.Body.Close()
 	err := d.Decode(&reqParsed)
 
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ func (self JsonWrapper) ParseRequestBody(req *http.Request) (RpcRequest, error)
 		rpclogger.Errorln("Error decoding JSON: ", err)
 		return reqParsed, err
 	}
+
 	rpclogger.DebugDetailf("Parsed request: %s", reqParsed)
 
 	return reqParsed, nil
diff --git a/rpc/ws/server.go b/rpc/ws/server.go
index 6be4e8ce930e..100713c1002a 100644
--- a/rpc/ws/server.go
+++ b/rpc/ws/server.go
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ func sockHandler(api *rpc.EthereumApi) websocket.Handler {
 	var jsonrpcver string = "2.0"
 	fn := func(conn *websocket.Conn) {
 		for {
-			wslogger.Debugln("Handling request")
+			wslogger.Debugln("Handling connection")
 			var reqParsed rpc.RpcRequest
 
+			// reqParsed, reqerr := JSON.ParseRequestBody(conn.Request())
 			if err := websocket.JSON.Receive(conn, &reqParsed); err != nil {
 				jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32700, rpc.ErrorParseRequest}
 				JSON.Send(conn, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: nil, Error: jsonerr})
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func sockHandler(api *rpc.EthereumApi) websocket.Handler {
 			if reserr != nil {
 				wslogger.Warnln(reserr)
 				jsonerr := &rpc.RpcErrorObject{-32603, reserr.Error()}
-				JSON.Send(conn, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: &reqParsed.ID, Error: jsonerr})
+				JSON.Send(conn, &rpc.RpcErrorResponse{JsonRpc: jsonrpcver, ID: reqParsed.ID, Error: jsonerr})
 				continue
 			}