diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/main.py b/bootstrapvz/base/main.py
index acfacd3..b32bf3c 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/main.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/main.py
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ def setup_loggers(opts):
 
 
 def run(manifest, debug=False, pause_on_error=False, dry_run=False):
-	log.info('test')
-	return 'derp'
+	return manifest
 	"""Runs the bootstrapping process
 
 	:params Manifest manifest: The manifest to run the bootstrapping process for
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
index 969dfbf..54eb5d6 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
 	Currently, immutability is not enforced and it would require a fair amount of code
 	to enforce it, instead we just rely on tasks behaving properly.
 	"""
+
 	def __init__(self, path=None, data=None):
 		"""Initializer: Given a path we load, validate and parse the manifest.
 		To create the manifest from dynamic data instead of the contents of a file,
@@ -130,3 +131,14 @@ class Manifest(object):
 		:raises ManifestError: With absolute certainty
 		"""
 		raise ManifestError(message, self.path, data_path)
+
+	def __getstate__(self):
+		return {'path': self.path,
+		        'data': self.data}
+
+	def __setstate__(self, vals):
+		self.path = vals.path
+		self.load(vals.data)
+		self.initialize()
+		self.validate()
+		self.parse()
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py b/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py
index c65b550..7185097 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ def main():
 		server = manager.rpc_server
 
 		# Everything has been set up, begin the bootstrapping process
-		server.run(None,
-		           debug=opts['--debug'],
-		           pause_on_error=False,
-		           dry_run=opts['--dry-run'])
+		ret = server.run(manifest,
+		                 debug=opts['--debug'],
+		                 pause_on_error=False,
+		                 dry_run=opts['--dry-run'])
+		logging.getLogger(__name__).info(ret)
 	finally:
 		manager.stop()