diff --git a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Collection.swift b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Collection.swift
index 60e22dd..1ce591b 100644
--- a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Collection.swift
+++ b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Collection.swift
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
   /// do not exist.
   public func exists() throws -> Bool {
     return try VError.maybeThrow { errPtr in
-      var exists = v23_syncbase_Bool(false)
+      var exists = false
       v23_syncbase_CollectionExists(
         try encodedCollectionName.toCgoString(),
         try cBatchHandle(),
         &exists,
         errPtr)
-      return exists.toBool()
+      return exists
     }
   }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
   /// Returns true if there is a value associated with `key`.
   public func exists(key: String) throws -> Bool {
-    var exists = v23_syncbase_Bool(false)
+    var exists = false
     try VError.maybeThrow { errPtr in
       v23_syncbase_RowExists(
         try encodedRowName(key),
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         &exists,
         errPtr)
     }
-    return exists.toBool()
+    return exists
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Database.swift b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Database.swift
index 16c750d..0d50592 100644
--- a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Database.swift
+++ b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Database.swift
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
   // cause Exists to return false instead of an error.
   public func exists() throws -> Bool {
     return try VError.maybeThrow { errPtr in
-      var exists = v23_syncbase_Bool(false)
+      var exists = false
       v23_syncbase_DbExists(try encodedDatabaseName.toCgoString(), &exists, errPtr)
-      return exists.toBool()
+      return exists
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Neighborhood.swift b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Neighborhood.swift
index 4247a58..e0f8bc8 100644
--- a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Neighborhood.swift
+++ b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Neighborhood.swift
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
     if !Syncbase.didInit || !Syncbase.isLoggedIn {
       return false
     }
-    var isAdvertising = v23_syncbase_Bool(false)
+    var isAdvertising = false
     v23_syncbase_NeighborhoodIsAdvertising(&isAdvertising)
-    return isAdvertising.toBool()
+    return isAdvertising
   }
 
   public static func startScan(handler: NeighborhoodScanHandler) throws {
diff --git a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Syncbase.swift b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Syncbase.swift
index 62ba3aa..e30345c 100644
--- a/SyncbaseCore/Source/Syncbase.swift
+++ b/SyncbaseCore/Source/Syncbase.swift
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
           withIntermediateDirectories: true,
           attributes: [NSFileProtectionKey: NSFileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication])
       }
-      v23_syncbase_Init(
-        v23_syncbase_Bool(false),
-        try rootDir.toCgoString(),
-        v23_syncbase_Bool(isUnitTest))
+      let opts = v23_syncbase_InitOpts(
+        clientUnderstandsVOM: false,
+        rootDir: try rootDir.toCgoString(),
+        testLogin: isUnitTest,
+        verboseLevel: 0)
+      v23_syncbase_Init(opts)
       if isLoggedIn {
         try serve()
       }
@@ -87,9 +89,9 @@
   /// Must return true before any Syncbase operation can work. Authorize using GoogleCredentials
   /// created from a Google OAuth token (you should use the Google Sign In SDK to get this).
   public static var isLoggedIn: Bool {
-    var ret = v23_syncbase_Bool(false)
+    var ret = false
     v23_syncbase_IsLoggedIn(&ret)
-    return ret.toBool()
+    return ret
   }
 
   /// For debugging the current Syncbase user blessings.
diff --git a/SyncbaseCore/Source/util/Types.swift b/SyncbaseCore/Source/util/Types.swift
index 6336d23..6c7f67c 100644
--- a/SyncbaseCore/Source/util/Types.swift
+++ b/SyncbaseCore/Source/util/Types.swift
@@ -28,22 +28,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-public extension v23_syncbase_Bool {
-  init(_ bool: Bool) {
-    switch bool {
-    case true: self = 1
-    case false: self = 0
-    }
-  }
-
-  func toBool() -> Bool {
-    switch self {
-    case 0: return false
-    default: return true
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 public extension v23_syncbase_Bytes {
   init(_ data: NSData?) {
     guard let data = data else {