diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index ceed2b8ba..45d44f83b 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static struct call_media *__get_media(struct call_monologue *ml, const struct st
 
 	// check if we have an existing media struct. resize array if needed
 	if (arr_index >= ml->medias->len)
-		g_ptr_array_set_size(ml->medias, want_index);
+		t_ptr_array_set_size(ml->medias, want_index);
 
 	if (ml->medias->pdata[arr_index]) {
 		__C_DBG("found existing call_media for stream #%u", want_index);
@@ -3867,7 +3867,7 @@ void call_media_free(struct call_media **mdp) {
 }
 
 void __monologue_free(struct call_monologue *m) {
-	g_ptr_array_free(m->medias, true);
+	t_ptr_array_free(m->medias, true);
 	g_hash_table_destroy(m->associated_tags);
 	g_hash_table_destroy(m->media_ids);
 	free_ssrc_hash(&m->ssrc_hash);
@@ -4081,7 +4081,7 @@ struct call_monologue *__monologue_create(struct call *call) {
 	ret->call = call;
 	ret->created = rtpe_now.tv_sec;
 	ret->associated_tags = g_hash_table_new(g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal);
-	ret->medias = g_ptr_array_new();
+	ret->medias = medias_arr_new();
 	ret->media_ids = g_hash_table_new(str_hash, str_equal);
 	ret->ssrc_hash = create_ssrc_hash_call();
 
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index d46bd966d..53a522103 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int call_stream_address_gstring(GString *o, struct packet_stream *ps, enu
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static str *streams_print(GPtrArray *s, int start, int end, const char *prefix, enum stream_address_format format) {
+static str *streams_print(medias_arr *s, int start, int end, const char *prefix, enum stream_address_format format) {
 	GString *o;
 	int i, af, port;
 	struct call_media *media;
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index 5d1464d26..b78331acb 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 typedef union {
 	GQueue *q;
 	stream_fd_q *sfds_q;
-	GPtrArray *pa;
+	medias_arr *ma;
 	sfd_intf_list_q *siq;
 	packet_stream_q *psq;
 } callback_arg_t __attribute__ ((__transparent_union__));
@@ -1252,10 +1252,10 @@ static int rbl_cb_simple(str *s, callback_arg_t qp, struct redis_list *list, voi
 }
 
 static int rbpa_cb_simple(str *s, callback_arg_t pap, struct redis_list *list, void *ptr) {
-	GPtrArray *pa = pap.pa;
+	medias_arr *pa = pap.ma;
 	int j;
 	j = str_to_i(s, 0);
-	g_ptr_array_add(pa, redis_list_get_idx_ptr(list, (unsigned) j));
+	t_ptr_array_add(pa, redis_list_get_idx_ptr(list, (unsigned) j));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ static int json_build_list(callback_arg_t q, struct call *c, const char *key,
 	return json_build_list_cb(q, c, key, idx, list, rbl_cb_simple, NULL, root_reader);
 }
 
-static int json_build_ptra(GPtrArray *q, struct call *c, const char *key,
+static int json_build_ptra(medias_arr *q, struct call *c, const char *key,
 		unsigned int idx, struct redis_list *list, JsonReader *root_reader)
 {
 	return json_build_list_cb(q, c, key, idx, list, rbpa_cb_simple, NULL, root_reader);
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 54886e06d..12eb34a94 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ struct call_media {
 	volatile unsigned int	media_flags;
 };
 
+TYPED_GPTRARRAY(medias_arr, struct call_media)
+
+
 struct media_subscription {
 	struct call_media	* media;	/* media itself */
 	struct call_monologue	* monologue;	/* whom media belongs to */
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ struct call_monologue {
 	const struct logical_intf *logical_intf;
 	GHashTable 		*associated_tags;
 	GHashTable		*subscribers_ht;	/* for quick lookup */
-	GPtrArray		*medias;
+	medias_arr		*medias;
 	GHashTable		*media_ids;
 	struct media_player	*player;
 	unsigned long long	sdp_session_id;