diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
index b5991119d4..8b65335eb8 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
@@ -121,7 +121,25 @@
 		sleep(10)
 
 /datum/tgs_api/v4/proc/Export(command)
-	return file2text(world.Export("[host_path]/Interop/[instance_id]?command=[url_encode(command)]&access_token=[access_token]")["CONTENT"])
+	var/list/res = world.Export("[host_path]/Interop?access=[url_encode(access_identifier)]&command=[url_encode(command)]")
+	if(!istype(res))
+		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Error contacting TGS webapi at [host_path]! Export returned something not a list (probably null): [res]")
+		return
+	var/byond_status = res["STATUS"]
+	var/byond_content = res["CONTENT"]
+	if(byond_status != "200 OK")
+		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Error contacting TGS webapi at [host_path]! Top level HTTP [byond_status]: [byond_content]")
+		return
+	var/json = json_decode(byond_content)	//always expecting json
+	if(!json)
+		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Error contacting TGS webapi at [host_path]! Byond content not json: [byond_content]")
+		return
+	var/status = json["STATUS"]
+	var/content = json["CONTENT"]
+	if(status != 200)	//HTTP OK
+		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Error contacting TGS webapi at [host_path]! HTTP [status]: [json_encode(content)]")
+		return
+	return content
 
 /datum/tgs_api/v4/OnReboot()
 	var/json = Export(TGS4_COMM_SERVER_REBOOT)
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs
index 4bf02b7873..d4747d8834 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 				SecurityLevel = DreamDaemonSecurity.Safe    //all it needs to read the file and exit
 			};
 
+			var dirA = ioManager.ConcatPath(job.DirectoryName.ToString(), ADirectoryName);
+			var provider = new TemporaryDmbProvider(ioManager.ResolvePath(ioManager.GetDirectoryName(dirA)), ioManager.ResolvePath(ioManager.ConcatPath(dirA, String.Concat(job.DmeName, DmbExtension))));
+			using (var controller = await sessionControllerFactory.LaunchNew(launchParameters, provider, true, true, true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+			{
+
+			}
+
 			using (var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken))
 			using (var control = interop.CreateRun(launchParameters.PrimaryPort.Value, null, null))
 			{
@@ -112,7 +119,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 					if (e.EventType == ServerControlEventType.ServerUnresponsive)
 						ddTcs.SetResult(null);
 				};
-				var dirA = ioManager.ConcatPath(job.DirectoryName.ToString(), ADirectoryName);
 				var ddTestTask = dreamDaemonExecutor.RunDreamDaemon(launchParameters, null, dreamDaemonPath, new TemporaryDmbProvider(ioManager.ResolvePath(ioManager.GetDirectoryName(dirA)), ioManager.ResolvePath(ioManager.ConcatPath(dirA, String.Concat(job.DmeName, DmbExtension)))), interopInfo, true, false, cts.Token);
 
 				await Task.WhenAny(ddTcs.Task, ddTestTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/LaunchResult.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/LaunchResult.cs
index 8f8ae755ab..12704584fb 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/LaunchResult.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/LaunchResult.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 	/// </summary>
 	sealed class LaunchResult
 	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// If the DMAPI was validated
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool? ApiValidated { get; set; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The time it took for <see cref="System.Diagnostics.Process.WaitForInputIdle"/> to return
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InteropController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InteropController.cs
index 937889b482..2f1690884d 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InteropController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InteropController.cs
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 		{
 			var result = await instanceManager.HandleWorldExport(Request.Query, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			//explain things in very simple terms dream daemon can understand	
-			if (result != null)
-				return Json(result);
-			return NotFound();
+			//EXCEPT DREAMDAENEN BUGS
+			//THAT"S RIGHT !BUGS!
+			//ON ANYTHING THAT ISNT A 200 RESPOSNCE REEEE
+			if (result == null)
+				result = new { STATUS = 404 };
+			return Json(result);
 		}
 	}
 }