diff --git a/c/opendht.cpp b/c/opendht.cpp
index cfd05570f..7b8018116 100644
--- a/c/opendht.cpp
+++ b/c/opendht.cpp
@@ -341,24 +341,24 @@ void dht_op_token_delete(dht_op_token* token) {
     delete reinterpret_cast<std::future<size_t>*>(token);
 }
 
-void dht_runner_put(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, const dht_value* v, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data) {
+void dht_runner_put(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, const dht_value* v, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data, bool permanent) {
     auto runner = reinterpret_cast<dht::DhtRunner*>(r);
     auto hash = reinterpret_cast<const dht::InfoHash*>(h);
     auto value = reinterpret_cast<const ValueSp*>(v);
     runner->put(*hash, *value, [done_cb, cb_user_data](bool ok){
         if (done_cb)
             done_cb(ok, cb_user_data);
-    });
+    }, dht::time_point::max(), permanent);
 }
 
-void dht_runner_put_permanent(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, const dht_value* v, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data) {
+void dht_runner_put_signed(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, const dht_value* v, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data, bool permanent) {
     auto runner = reinterpret_cast<dht::DhtRunner*>(r);
     auto hash = reinterpret_cast<const dht::InfoHash*>(h);
     auto value = reinterpret_cast<const ValueSp*>(v);
-    runner->put(*hash, *value, [done_cb, cb_user_data](bool ok){
+    runner->putSigned(*hash, *value, [done_cb, cb_user_data](bool ok){
         if (done_cb)
             done_cb(ok, cb_user_data);
-    }, dht::time_point::max(), true);
+    }, permanent);
 }
 
 void dht_runner_cancel_put(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, dht_value_id value_id) {
diff --git a/c/opendht_c.h b/c/opendht_c.h
index c1fce291f..7a782800b 100644
--- a/c/opendht_c.h
+++ b/c/opendht_c.h
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_bootstrap(dht_runner* runner, const char* host,
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_get(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_get_cb cb, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC dht_op_token* dht_runner_listen(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_value_cb cb, dht_shutdown_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_cancel_listen(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_op_token* token);
-OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_put(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, const dht_value* value, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
-OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_put_permanent(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, const dht_value* value, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
+OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_put(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, const dht_value* value, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data, bool permanent);
+OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_put_signed(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, const dht_value* value, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data, bool permanent);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_cancel_put(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_value_id value_id);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_shutdown(dht_runner* runner, dht_shutdown_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC dht_infohash dht_runner_get_node_id(const dht_runner* runner);
diff --git a/tools/dhtcnode.c b/tools/dhtcnode.c
index c57d809e7..ab3a4b825 100644
--- a/tools/dhtcnode.c
+++ b/tools/dhtcnode.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main()
     // Put data
     const char* data_str = "yo, this is some data";
     dht_value* val = dht_value_new(data_str, strlen(data_str));
-    dht_runner_put(runner, &h, val, dht_done_callback, runner);
+    dht_runner_put(runner, &h, val, dht_done_callback, runner, false);
     dht_value_unref(val);
 
     // Get data