diff --git a/webxdc.d.ts b/webxdc.d.ts
index 9921a29..b0a4fb4 100644
--- a/webxdc.d.ts
+++ b/webxdc.d.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ interface WEBxDC<T> {
   /** Returns the peer's own address.
    *  This is esp. useful if you want to differ between different peers - just send the address along with the payload,
    *  and, if needed, compare the payload addresses against selfAddr() later on. */
-  selfAddr(): string;
+  selfAddr: string;
   /** Returns the peer's own name. This is name chosen by the user in their settings, if there is nothing set, that defaults to the peer's address. */
-  selfName(): string;
+  selfName: string;
   /**
    * set a listener for new state updates
    * note that own state updates, that you send with {@link sendStateUpdate}, also trigger this method
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ interface WEBxDC<T> {
    * In case your Webxdc was just started,
    * you may want to reconstruct the state from the last run - and also incorporate updates that may have arrived while the app was not running.
    */
-  getAllUpdates(): RecievedStateUpdate<T>[];
+  getAllUpdates(): Promise<RecievedStateUpdate<T>[]>;
   /**
    * Webxdc apps are usually shared in a chat and run independently on each peer. To get a shared state, the peers use sendUpdate() to send updates to each other.
    * @param description short, human-readable description what this update is about. this is shown eg. as a fallback text in an email program.