diff --git a/examples/recognition/basic_async.py b/examples/recognition/basic_async.py
index da4d3bb..c83dace 100644
--- a/examples/recognition/basic_async.py
+++ b/examples/recognition/basic_async.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def expect(*event_classes):
 
             # Scenario
 
-            await send(client.open("mytest"))
+            await send(client.open("mytest", session_id="mysession"))
             await expect(Opened)
             # start streaming
             streamer = asyncio.create_task(
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ async def expect(*event_classes):
                 )
             )
 
-            await send(client.set_params(speech_language="fr", no_input_timeout=5000))
+            await send(
+                client.set_params(
+                    speech_language="fr",
+                    no_input_timeout=5000,
+                    logging_tag="basic_async_test",
+                )
+            )
             await expect(ParamsSet)
 
             # Recognize address
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 593c250..ac5f327 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="uhlive",
-    version="1.3.1",
+    version="1.4.0",
     url="https://github.com/uhlive/python-sdk",
     author="Allo-Media",
     author_email="support@allo-media.fr",
diff --git a/src/uhlive/stream/recognition/client.py b/src/uhlive/stream/recognition/client.py
index 4ab1c80..fc7fb80 100644
--- a/src/uhlive/stream/recognition/client.py
+++ b/src/uhlive/stream/recognition/client.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Object oriented abstraction over the H2B API protocol and workflow.
 """
+
 import json
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, Union
@@ -51,15 +52,22 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
     # Workflow methods
 
     def open(
-        self, custom_id: str = "", channel_id: str = "", audio_codec: str = "linear"
+        self,
+        custom_id: str = "",
+        channel_id: str = "",
+        session_id: str = "",
+        audio_codec: str = "linear",
     ) -> str:
         """Open a new H2B session.
 
         Args:
             custom_id: is any reference of yours that you want to appear in the logs
-                       and invoice reports.
+                       and invoice reports; for example your client id.
             channel_id: when provided, it'll be used as a prefix for
                         the actual channel ID generated by the server.
+            session_id: you can set an alternate channel identifier to appear along side the channel_id in
+                        the logs and in the Dev Console, to make it easier to reconcile your client logs with
+                        the server logs.
             audio_codec: the speech audio codec of the audio data:
 
                 - `"linear"`: (default) linear 16 bit SLE raw PCM audio at 8khz;
@@ -79,7 +87,11 @@ def open(
                 "command": "OPEN",
                 "request_id": self.request_id,
                 "channel_id": channel_id,
-                "headers": {"custom_id": custom_id, "audio_codec": audio_codec},
+                "headers": {
+                    "custom_id": custom_id,
+                    "audio_codec": audio_codec,
+                    "session_id": session_id,
+                },
                 "body": "",
             }
         )