diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/bootstrapinfo.py b/bootstrapvz/base/bootstrapinfo.py
index 0313e3b..70dfa4d 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/bootstrapinfo.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/bootstrapinfo.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ class BootstrapInformation(object):
 			def __delattr__(self, name):
 				del self[name]
 
+			def __getstate__(self):
+				return self.__dict__
+
 		def set_manifest_vars(obj, data):
 			"""Runs through the manifest and creates DictClasses for every key
 
@@ -124,3 +127,15 @@ class BootstrapInformation(object):
 		# They are added last so that they may override previous variables
 		set_manifest_vars(manifest_vars, additional_vars)
 		return manifest_vars
+
+	def __getstate__(self):
+		state = self.__dict__.copy()
+		exclude_keys = ['volume', 'source_lists', 'preference_lists', 'packages']
+		for key in exclude_keys:
+			del state[key]
+		state['__class__'] = 'bootstrapvz.base.bootstrapinfo.BootstrapInformation'
+		return state
+
+	def __setstate__(self, state):
+		for key in state:
+			self.__dict__[key] = state[key]
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
index 576e31f..2854068 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
@@ -133,5 +133,6 @@ class Manifest(object):
 		raise ManifestError(message, self.path, data_path)
 
 	def __getstate__(self):
-		return {'path': self.path,
+		return {'__class__': 'bootstrapvz.base.manifest.Manifest',
+		        'path': self.path,
 		        'data': self.data}
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py b/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py
index b7ba576..52e01c5 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/remote/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-import Pyro4
-from threading import Thread
 """Remote module containing methods to bootstrap remotely
 """
 
 
-import logging
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-stop = False
-
-
 def main():
 	"""Main function for invoking the bootstrap process remotely
 	"""
@@ -27,6 +19,10 @@ def main():
 	from bootstrapvz.base.main import setup_loggers
 	setup_loggers(opts)
 
+	register_deserialization_handlers()
+
+	bootstrap_info = None
+
 	from ssh_rpc_manager import SSHRPCManager
 	manager = SSHRPCManager(build_servers[opts['SERVER']])
 	try:
@@ -41,14 +37,15 @@ def main():
 			server.set_log_server(log_server)
 
 			# Everything has been set up, begin the bootstrapping process
-			server.run(manifest,
-			           debug=opts['--debug'],
-			           pause_on_error=False,
-			           dry_run=opts['--dry-run'])
+			bootstrap_info = server.run(manifest,
+			                            debug=opts['--debug'],
+			                            pause_on_error=False,
+			                            dry_run=opts['--dry-run'])
 		finally:
 			callback_server.stop()
 	finally:
 		manager.stop()
+	return bootstrap_info
 
 
 def get_opts():
@@ -69,3 +66,21 @@ Options:
   -h, --help         show this help
 	"""
 	return docopt(usage)
+
+
+def register_deserialization_handlers():
+	from Pyro4.util import SerializerBase
+	SerializerBase.register_dict_to_class('bootstrapvz.base.manifest.Manifest', deserialize_manifest)
+	SerializerBase.register_dict_to_class('bootstrapvz.base.bootstrapinfo.BootstrapInformation', deserialize_bootstrapinfo)
+
+
+def deserialize_manifest(classname, state):
+	from bootstrapvz.base.manifest import Manifest
+	return Manifest(path=state['path'], data=state['data'])
+
+
+def deserialize_bootstrapinfo(classname, state):
+	from bootstrapvz.base.bootstrapinfo import BootstrapInformation
+	bootstrap_info = BootstrapInformation.__new__(BootstrapInformation)
+	bootstrap_info.__setstate__(state)
+	return bootstrap_info
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/remote/server.py b/bootstrapvz/base/remote/server.py
index 28b9d38..e9325a8 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/remote/server.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/remote/server.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 def main():
 	opts = getopts()
+	from . import register_deserialization_handlers
+	register_deserialization_handlers()
 	log_forwarder = setup_logging()
 	serve(opts, log_forwarder)
 
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/tasklist.py b/bootstrapvz/base/tasklist.py
index 15cfd5d..8e5dbb1 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/tasklist.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/tasklist.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class TaskList(object):
 		:param dict info: The bootstrap information object
 		:param bool dry_run: Whether to actually run the tasks or simply step through them
 		"""
-		logging.getLogger(__name__).debug('test')
-		return
 		# Create a list for us to run
 		task_list = create_list(self.tasks)
 		# Output the tasklist