diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DmbFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DmbFactory.cs
index 40d50d393a..5609c3f08b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DmbFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DmbFactory.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		/// The <see cref="CancellationTokenSource"/> for <see cref="cleanupTask"/>
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly CancellationTokenSource cleanupCts;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="Api.Models.Instance.Id"/> the <see cref="DmbFactory"/> belongs to
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly long instanceId;
 		
 		/// <summary>
 		/// <see cref="Task"/> representing calls to <see cref="CleanJob(CompileJob)"/>
@@ -57,10 +62,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="databaseContextFactory">The value of <see cref="databaseContextFactory"/></param>
 		/// <param name="ioManager">The value of <see cref="ioManager"/></param>
-		public DmbFactory(IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory, IIOManager ioManager)
+		/// <param name="instance">The <see cref="Models.Instance"/> used to populate <see cref="instanceId"/></param>
+		public DmbFactory(IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory, IIOManager ioManager, Models.Instance instance)
 		{
 			this.databaseContextFactory = databaseContextFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(databaseContextFactory));
 			this.ioManager = ioManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ioManager));
+			instanceId = instance?.Id ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instance));
 
 			cleanupCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
 			jobLockCounts = new Dictionary<long, int>();
@@ -92,12 +99,25 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public void LoadCompileJob(CompileJob job)
+		public Task LoadCompileJob(CompileJob job, CancellationToken cancellationToken) => LoadCompileJob(job, true, cancellationToken);
+
+		async Task LoadCompileJob(CompileJob job, bool setAsStagedInDb, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			if (job == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(job));
 			if (!job.DMApiValidated || job.Job.Cancelled || job.Job.ExceptionDetails != null || job.Job.StoppedAt == null)
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot load incomplete compile job!");
+			if (setAsStagedInDb)
+				await databaseContextFactory.UseContext(async db =>
+				{
+					var ddsettings = new DreamDaemonSettings
+					{
+						InstanceId = instanceId
+					};
+					db.DreamDaemonSettings.Attach(ddsettings);
+					ddsettings.StagedCompileJob = job;
+					await db.Save(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+				}).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			lock (this)
 			{
 				var oldDmbProvider = nextDmbProvider;
@@ -130,13 +150,16 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => databaseContextFactory.UseContext(async (db) =>
 		{
-			var cj = await db.CompileJobs.OrderByDescending(x => x.Job.StoppedAt).FirstOrDefaultAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			//where complete clause not necessary, only successful COMPILEjobs get in the db
+			var cj = await db.Instances.Where(x => x.Id == instanceId).SelectMany(x => x.CompileJobs).OrderByDescending(x => x.Job.StoppedAt).FirstOrDefaultAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			if (cj == default(CompileJob))
 				return;
-			LoadCompileJob(cj);
+			var directoriesTask = ioManager.GetDirectories(".", cancellationToken);
+			var compileJobTask = LoadCompileJob(cj, false, cancellationToken);
 			//delete all other compile jobs
-			var directories = await ioManager.GetDirectories(".", cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			var directories = await directoriesTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
 			await Task.WhenAll(directories.Where(x => x != cj.Job.ToString()).Select(x => ioManager.DeleteDirectory(x, cancellationToken))).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			await compileJobTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
 		});
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs
index e51b301ef0..75ac5c271b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamMaker.cs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		/// <param name="job">The <see cref="Host.Models.CompileJob"/> for the operation</param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the running operation</returns>
-		async Task ModifyDme(Host.Models.CompileJob job, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		async Task ModifyDme(Models.CompileJob job, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			var dirA = ioManager.ConcatPath(job.DirectoryName.ToString(), ADirectoryName);
 			var dmePath = ioManager.ConcatPath(dirA, String.Concat(job.DmeName, DmeExtension));
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 						await configuration.SymlinkStaticFilesTo(ioManager.ResolvePath(dirB), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 						await symATask.ConfigureAwait(false);
 					}
-					compileJobConsumer.LoadCompileJob(job);
+					await compileJobConsumer.LoadCompileJob(job, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 					return job;
 				}
 				catch
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/ICompileJobConsumer.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/ICompileJobConsumer.cs
index 2e96eb26a9..248590a01f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/ICompileJobConsumer.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/ICompileJobConsumer.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Models;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 {
 	interface ICompileJobConsumer : IHostedService, IDisposable
 	{
-		void LoadCompileJob(CompileJob job);
+		Task LoadCompileJob(CompileJob job, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceFactory.cs
index 62112fac9b..7939caed1b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceFactory.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public IInstance CreateInstance(Host.Models.Instance metadata)
+		public IInstance CreateInstance(Models.Instance metadata)
 		{
 			//Create the ioManager for the instance
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 			var configurationIoManager = new ResolvingIOManager(instanceIoManager, "Configuration");
 			var codeModificationsIoMananger = new ResolvingIOManager(instanceIoManager, "CodeModifications");
 
-			var dmbFactory = new DmbFactory(databaseContextFactory, gameIoManager);
+			var dmbFactory = new DmbFactory(databaseContextFactory, gameIoManager, metadata);
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/IWatchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/IWatchdog.cs
index 85e6594d9f..99e19e7ef0 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/IWatchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/IWatchdog.cs
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// </summary>
 		LaunchResult LastLaunchResult { get; }
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The <see cref="Models.CompileJob"/> that is currently live
-		/// </summary>
-		Models.CompileJob LiveCompileJob { get; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The <see cref="Models.CompileJob"/> that is staged to go live
-		/// </summary>
-		Models.CompileJob StagedCompileJob { get; }
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters"/> the active server is using
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
index 445ac39386..ef3688fe7a 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public LaunchResult LastLaunchResult { get; private set; }
 
-		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public Models.CompileJob LiveCompileJob { get; private set; }
-
-		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public Models.CompileJob StagedCompileJob { get; private set; }
-
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public DreamDaemonLaunchParameters ActiveLaunchParameters { get; private set; }
 
@@ -69,11 +63,21 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly IReattachInfoHandler reattachInfoHandler;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="IDatabaseContextFactory"/> for the <see cref="Watchdog"/>
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="SemaphoreSlim"/> for the <see cref="Watchdog"/>
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly SemaphoreSlim semaphore;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="Api.Models.Instance.Id"/> the <see cref="Watchdog"/> belongs to
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly long instanceId;
+
 		CancellationTokenSource monitorCts;
 		Task monitorTask;
 
@@ -94,14 +98,18 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// <param name="serverUpdater">The <see cref="IServerUpdater"/> for the <see cref="Watchdog"/></param>
 		/// <param name="logger">The value of <see cref="logger"/></param>
 		/// <param name="reattachInfoHandler">The value of <see cref="reattachInfoHandler"/></param>
+		/// <param name="databaseContextFactory">The value of <see cref="databaseContextFactory"/></param>
 		/// <param name="initialLaunchParameters">The initial value of <see cref="ActiveLaunchParameters"/></param>
-		public Watchdog(IChat chat, ISessionControllerFactory sessionControllerFactory, IDmbFactory dmbFactory, IServerUpdater serverUpdater, ILogger<Watchdog> logger, IReattachInfoHandler reattachInfoHandler, DreamDaemonLaunchParameters initialLaunchParameters)
+		/// <param name="instance">The <see cref="Models.Instance"/> containing the value of <see cref="instanceId"/></param>
+		public Watchdog(IChat chat, ISessionControllerFactory sessionControllerFactory, IDmbFactory dmbFactory, IServerUpdater serverUpdater, ILogger<Watchdog> logger, IReattachInfoHandler reattachInfoHandler, IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory, DreamDaemonLaunchParameters initialLaunchParameters, Models.Instance instance)
 		{
 			this.chat = chat ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(chat));
 			this.sessionControllerFactory = sessionControllerFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sessionControllerFactory));
 			this.dmbFactory = dmbFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dmbFactory));
 			this.logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
 			this.reattachInfoHandler = reattachInfoHandler ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reattachInfoHandler));
+			this.databaseContextFactory = databaseContextFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(databaseContextFactory));
+			instanceId = instance?.Id ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instance));
 
 			if (serverUpdater == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serverUpdater));
@@ -416,11 +424,24 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 						using (cancellationToken.Register(() => cancelTcs.SetCanceled()))
 							await Task.WhenAny(allTask, cancelTcs.Task).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+						//update the live and staged jobs in the db
+						await databaseContextFactory.UseContext(async db =>
+						{
+							var settings = new Models.DreamDaemonSettings
+							{
+								InstanceId = instanceId
+							};
+							var cj = (AlphaIsActive ? alphaServer : bravoServer).Dmb.CompileJob;
+							db.CompileJobs.Attach(cj);
+							db.DreamDaemonSettings.Attach(settings);
+							settings.StagedCompileJob = null;
+							settings.ActiveCompileJob = cj;
+							await db.Save(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+						}).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
 						//both servers are now running, alpha is the active server, huzzah
 						AlphaIsActive = doReattach ? reattachInfo.AlphaIsActive : true;
-						LiveCompileJob = AlphaIsActive ? alphaServer.Dmb.CompileJob : bravoServer.Dmb.CompileJob;
 						LastLaunchResult = alphaLrt.Result;
-						StagedCompileJob = null;
 						Running = true;
 
 						if (startMonitor)
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogFactory.cs
index 2f666ad6be..5df22cc735 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogFactory.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly IReattachInfoHandler reattachInfoHandler;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="IDatabaseContextFactory"/> for the <see cref="WatchdogFactory"/>
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="Models.Instance"/> for the <see cref="WatchdogFactory"/>
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly Models.Instance instance;
+	
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Construct a <see cref="WatchdogFactory"/>
 		/// </summary>
@@ -42,16 +53,20 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// <param name="serverUpdater">The value of <see cref="serverUpdater"/></param>
 		/// <param name="loggerFactory">The value of <see cref="loggerFactory"/></param>
 		/// <param name="reattachInfoHandler">The value of <see cref="reattachInfoHandler"/></param>
-		public WatchdogFactory(IChat chat, ISessionControllerFactory sessionManagerFactory, IServerUpdater serverUpdater, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory, IReattachInfoHandler reattachInfoHandler)
+		/// <param name="databaseContextFactory">The value of <see cref="databaseContextFactory"/></param>
+		/// <param name="instance">The value of <see cref="instance"/></param>
+		public WatchdogFactory(IChat chat, ISessionControllerFactory sessionManagerFactory, IServerUpdater serverUpdater, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory, IReattachInfoHandler reattachInfoHandler, IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory, Models.Instance instance)
 		{
 			this.chat = chat ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(chat));
 			this.sessionManagerFactory = sessionManagerFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sessionManagerFactory));
 			this.serverUpdater = serverUpdater ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serverUpdater));
 			this.loggerFactory = loggerFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerFactory));
 			this.reattachInfoHandler = reattachInfoHandler ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reattachInfoHandler));
+			this.databaseContextFactory = databaseContextFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(databaseContextFactory));
+			this.instance = instance ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instance));
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public IWatchdog CreateWatchdog(IDmbFactory dmbFactory, DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters) => new Watchdog(chat, sessionManagerFactory, dmbFactory, serverUpdater, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Watchdog>(), reattachInfoHandler, launchParameters);
+		public IWatchdog CreateWatchdog(IDmbFactory dmbFactory, DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters) => new Watchdog(chat, sessionManagerFactory, dmbFactory, serverUpdater, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Watchdog>(), reattachInfoHandler, databaseContextFactory, launchParameters, instance);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs
index e69a18aca7..375e4dace8 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			var metadata = (AuthenticationContext.GetRight(RightsType.DreamDaemon) & (int)DreamDaemonRights.ReadMetadata) != 0;
 			var revision = (AuthenticationContext.GetRight(RightsType.DreamDaemon) & (int)DreamDaemonRights.ReadRevision) != 0;
 
-			var settings = metadata ? await DatabaseContext.Instances.Where(x => x.Id == Instance.Id).Select(x => x.DreamDaemonSettings).FirstAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false) : null;
+			var settings = await DatabaseContext.Instances.Where(x => x.Id == Instance.Id).Select(x => x.DreamDaemonSettings).FirstAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			var result = new DreamDaemon();
 			if(metadata)
 			{
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			};
 			if (revision)
 			{
-				result.ActiveCompileJob = dd.LiveCompileJob?.ToApi();
-				result.StagedCompileJob = dd.StagedCompileJob?.ToApi();
+				result.ActiveCompileJob = settings.ActiveCompileJob?.ToApi();
+				result.StagedCompileJob = settings.StagedCompileJob?.ToApi();
 			}
 
 			return Json(result);
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DatabaseContext.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DatabaseContext.cs
index 2229e1c9da..554118c0f4 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DatabaseContext.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DatabaseContext.cs
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Models
 		/// </summary>
 		public DbSet<ChatChannel> ChatChannels { get; set; }
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The <see cref="Job"/>s in the <see cref="DatabaseContext{TParentContext}"/>
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public DbSet<Job> Jobs { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>