diff --git a/include/xeus-python/xdebugger.hpp b/include/xeus-python/xdebugger.hpp
index a7268818..6c7743ae 100644
--- a/include/xeus-python/xdebugger.hpp
+++ b/include/xeus-python/xdebugger.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace xpyt
         using base_type = xeus::xdebugger_base;
 
         debugger(xeus::xcontext& context,
-                 const xeus::xconfiguration& config,
+                 const xeus::xkernel_configuration& config,
                  const std::string& user_name,
                  const std::string& session_id,
                  const nl::json& debugger_config);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace xpyt
 
     XEUS_PYTHON_API
     std::unique_ptr<xeus::xdebugger> make_python_debugger(xeus::xcontext& context,
-                                                          const xeus::xconfiguration& config,
+                                                          const xeus::xkernel_configuration& config,
                                                           const std::string& user_name,
                                                           const std::string& session_id,
                                                           const nl::json& debugger_config);
diff --git a/src/xdebugger.cpp b/src/xdebugger.cpp
index 700e4702..58d534da 100644
--- a/src/xdebugger.cpp
+++ b/src/xdebugger.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ using namespace std::placeholders;
 namespace xpyt
 {
     debugger::debugger(xeus::xcontext& context,
-                       const xeus::xconfiguration& config,
+                       const xeus::xkernel_configuration& config,
                        const std::string& user_name,
                        const std::string& session_id,
                        const nl::json& debugger_config)
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ namespace xpyt
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<xeus::xdebugger> make_python_debugger(xeus::xcontext& context,
-                                                          const xeus::xconfiguration& config,
+                                                          const xeus::xkernel_configuration& config,
                                                           const std::string& user_name,
                                                           const std::string& session_id,
                                                           const nl::json& debugger_config)
diff --git a/src/xdebugpy_client.cpp b/src/xdebugpy_client.cpp
index f6825530..bad415dd 100644
--- a/src/xdebugpy_client.cpp
+++ b/src/xdebugpy_client.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace nl = nlohmann;
 namespace xpyt
 {
     xdebugpy_client::xdebugpy_client(xeus::xcontext& context,
-                                     const xeus::xconfiguration& config,
+                                     const xeus::xkernel_configuration& config,
                                      int socket_linger,
                                      const xdap_tcp_configuration& dap_config,
                                      const event_callback& cb)
diff --git a/src/xdebugpy_client.hpp b/src/xdebugpy_client.hpp
index 0f83e5e0..451226fe 100644
--- a/src/xdebugpy_client.hpp
+++ b/src/xdebugpy_client.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace xpyt
         using event_callback = base_type::event_callback;
 
         xdebugpy_client(xeus::xcontext& context,
-                        const xeus::xconfiguration& config,
+                        const xeus::xkernel_configuration& config,
                         int socket_linger,
                         const xdap_tcp_configuration& dap_config,
                         const event_callback& cb);