1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/py/modthread.c b/py/modthread.c
index 51d63e470..6b7547490 100644
--- a/py/modthread.c
+++ b/py/modthread.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
 STATIC size_t thread_stack_size = 0;
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t mod_thread_get_ident(void) {
-    return mp_obj_new_int_from_uint((uintptr_t)mp_thread_get_state());
+    return mp_obj_new_int_from_uint(mp_thread_get_id());
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(mod_thread_get_ident_obj, mod_thread_get_ident);
 
@@ -268,9 +268,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t mod_thread_start_new_thread(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args)
     th_args->fun = args[0];
 
     // spawn the thread!
-    mp_thread_create(thread_entry, th_args, &th_args->stack_size);
-
-    return mp_const_none;
+    return mp_obj_new_int_from_uint(mp_thread_create(thread_entry, th_args, &th_args->stack_size));
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(mod_thread_start_new_thread_obj, 2, 3, mod_thread_start_new_thread);