diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 494c4f6..5395f05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ users may find useful:
     convenient for human inspection while still being usable by
     libraries like Shapely.
 * `session_type`: `"single"` or `"multi"`; if set to `"single"`, then each call
-    to `Connection.connect()` establishes an exclusive connection to a
-    Wherobots runtime; if set to "multi", then multiple `Connection.connect()`
-    calls with the same arguments and credentials will connect to the same
-    shared Wherobots runtime; `"single"` is the default.
+    to `connect()` establishes an exclusive connection to a distinct and dedicated
+    Wherobots runtime; if set to "multi", then multiple `connect()` calls with the
+    same arguments and credentials will connect to the same shared Wherobots runtime;
+    `"single"` is the default.
 
     Consider multi-session for potential cost savings, but be mindful of
     performance impacts from shared resources. You might need to adjust
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 36e478f..6aef148 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "wherobots-python-dbapi"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "wherobots-python-dbapi"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 description = "Python DB-API driver for Wherobots DB"
 authors = ["Maxime Petazzoni <max@wherobots.com>"]
 license = "Apache 2.0"
diff --git a/tests/smoke.py b/tests/smoke.py
index 699b400..c3fc5b0 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.py
+++ b/tests/smoke.py
@@ -11,15 +11,22 @@
 from rich.table import Table
 
 from wherobots.db import connect, connect_direct
-from wherobots.db.constants import DEFAULT_ENDPOINT
+from wherobots.db.constants import DEFAULT_ENDPOINT, DEFAULT_SESSION_TYPE
 from wherobots.db.connection import Connection
 from wherobots.db.region import Region
+from wherobots.db.session_type import SessionType
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("--api-key-file", help="File containing the API key")
     parser.add_argument("--token-file", help="File containing the token")
     parser.add_argument("--region", help="Region to connect to (ie. aws-us-west-2)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--session-type",
+        help="Type of session to create",
+        default=DEFAULT_SESSION_TYPE,
+        choices=[st.value for st in SessionType],
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--debug",
         help="Enable debug logging",
@@ -76,6 +83,7 @@
             shutdown_after_inactive_seconds=args.shutdown_after_inactive_seconds,
             wait_timeout=900,
             region=Region(args.region) if args.region else Region.AWS_US_WEST_2,
+            session_type=SessionType(args.session_type),
         )
 
     def render(results: pandas.DataFrame) -> None:
diff --git a/wherobots/db/driver.py b/wherobots/db/driver.py
index 841470d..81573b1 100644
--- a/wherobots/db/driver.py
+++ b/wherobots/db/driver.py
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ def connect(
     try:
         resp = requests.post(
             url=f"{host}/sql/session",
-            params={"region": region.value, "sessionType": session_type.value},
+            params={"region": region.value},
             json={
                 "runtimeId": runtime.value,
                 "shutdownAfterInactiveSeconds": shutdown_after_inactive_seconds,
+                "sessionType": session_type.value,
             },
             headers=headers,
         )