diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
index 7a48296..54978e5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
 	conn->network = net;
 	conn->lchan = lchan;
 	conn->bts = lchan->ts->trx->bts;
+	conn->via_ran = RAN_GERAN_A;
 	lchan->conn = conn;
 	llist_add_tail(&conn->entry, &net->subscr_conns);
 	return conn;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c
index 3cc86ba..fff902d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
 	       osmo_hexdump_nospc(res, res_len));
 
 	/* Future: vlr_sub_rx_auth_resp(conn->vsub, is_r99,
-	 *				conn->via_iface == IFACE_IU,
+	 *				conn->via_ran == RAN_UTRAN_IU,
 	 *				res, res_len);
 	 */