diff --git a/pynvim/api/nvim.py b/pynvim/api/nvim.py
index aa5f3bea..8c4893b8 100644
--- a/pynvim/api/nvim.py
+++ b/pynvim/api/nvim.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def from_session(cls, session):
         creating specialized objects from Nvim remote handles.
         """
         session.error_wrapper = lambda e: NvimError(e[1])
-        channel_id, metadata = session.request(b'vim_get_api_info')
+        channel_id, metadata = session.request(b'nvim_get_api_info')
 
         if IS_PYTHON3:
             # decode all metadata strings for python3
diff --git a/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/__init__.py b/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/__init__.py
index 162606c1..e14ff404 100644
--- a/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from .event_loop import EventLoop
 from .msgpack_stream import MsgpackStream
 from .session import ErrorResponse, Session
+from ..util import get_client_info
 
 
 __all__ = ('tcp_session', 'socket_session', 'stdio_session', 'child_session',
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ def session(transport_type='stdio', *args, **kwargs):
     msgpack_stream = MsgpackStream(loop)
     async_session = AsyncSession(msgpack_stream)
     session = Session(async_session)
+    session.request(b'nvim_set_client_info',
+                    *get_client_info('client', 'remote', {}), async_=True)
     return session
 
 
diff --git a/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py b/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py
index 78122090..b6d19098 100644
--- a/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py
+++ b/pynvim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def notify(self, method, args):
     def run(self, request_cb, notification_cb):
         """Run the event loop to receive requests and notifications from Nvim.
 
-        While the event loop is running, `request_cb` and `_notification_cb`
+        While the event loop is running, `request_cb` and `notification_cb`
         will be called whenever requests or notifications are respectively
         available.
         """
diff --git a/pynvim/plugin/host.py b/pynvim/plugin/host.py
index dbc7476b..7bf16298 100644
--- a/pynvim/plugin/host.py
+++ b/pynvim/plugin/host.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import os
 import os.path
 import re
-import sys
 from functools import partial
 from traceback import format_exc
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
 from ..api import decode_if_bytes, walk
 from ..compat import IS_PYTHON3, find_module
 from ..msgpack_rpc import ErrorResponse
-from ..util import VERSION, format_exc_skip
+from ..util import format_exc_skip, get_client_info
 
 __all__ = ('Host')
 
@@ -156,17 +155,11 @@ def _load(self, plugins):
                 error(err)
                 self._load_errors[path] = err
 
-        if len(plugins) == 1 and has_script:
-            kind = "script"
-        else:
-            kind = "rplugin"
-        name = "python{}-{}-host".format(sys.version_info[0], kind)
-        attributes = {"license": "Apache v2",
-                      "website": "github.com/neovim/pynvim"}
-        self.name = name
+        kind = ("script-host" if len(plugins) == 1 and has_script
+                else "rplugin-host")
         self.nvim.api.set_client_info(
-            name, VERSION.__dict__, "host", host_method_spec,
-            attributes, async_=True)
+            *get_client_info(kind, 'host', host_method_spec),
+            async_=True)
 
     def _unload(self):
         for path, plugin in self._loaded.items():
diff --git a/pynvim/util.py b/pynvim/util.py
index f111a398..dac38a28 100644
--- a/pynvim/util.py
+++ b/pynvim/util.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ def format_exc_skip(skip, limit=None):
 
 # Taken from SimpleNamespace in python 3
 class Version:
-
     """Helper class for version info."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -32,4 +31,12 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.__dict__ == other.__dict__
 
 
+def get_client_info(kind, type_, method_spec):
+    """Returns a tuple describing the client."""
+    name = "python{}-{}".format(sys.version_info[0], kind)
+    attributes = {"license": "Apache v2",
+                  "website": "github.com/neovim/pynvim"}
+    return (name, VERSION.__dict__, type_, method_spec, attributes)
+
+
 VERSION = Version(major=0, minor=3, patch=2, prerelease='')
diff --git a/test/test_host.py b/test/test_host.py
index a8b7cdbf..b10b1e12 100644
--- a/test/test_host.py
+++ b/test/test_host.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 from pynvim.plugin.host import Host, host_method_spec
 
-def test_host_method_spec(vim):
+def test_host_clientinfo(vim):
     h = Host(vim)
     assert h._request_handlers.keys() == host_method_spec.keys()
+    assert 'remote' == vim.api.get_chan_info(vim.channel_id)['client']['type']
+    h._load([])
+    assert 'host' == vim.api.get_chan_info(vim.channel_id)['client']['type']
diff --git a/test/test_vim.py b/test/test_vim.py
index fc610437..3ad84812 100644
--- a/test/test_vim.py
+++ b/test/test_vim.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ def source(vim, code):
     os.unlink(fname)
 
 
+def test_clientinfo(vim):
+    assert 'remote' == vim.api.get_chan_info(vim.channel_id)['client']['type']
+
+
 def test_command(vim):
     fname = tempfile.mkstemp()[1]
     vim.command('new')