diff --git a/src/webapp.py b/src/webapp.py
index c82cee5..08f5086 100755
--- a/src/webapp.py
+++ b/src/webapp.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Optional, Annotated
+from typing import Optional, Annotated, Dict
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime, timezone
 import re
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import subprocess
+import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException, status, Request, Form, Query, BackgroundTasks, WebSocket
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError
 from alembic.config import Config as AlembicConfig
 from alembic import command
 from websockets.asyncio.client import connect
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 try:
     # Try relative imports first (when run as module)
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ engine = create_engine(
 )
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 
+class GameData(BaseModel):
+    filename: str
+    url: str
+
 # Enable WAL mode for better concurrency during startup
 try:
     with engine.connect() as conn:
@@ -627,31 +633,20 @@ async def toggle_favorite(
     db.commit()
     return {"message": f"Game {action} from favorites"}
 
-@app.post("/run/{game_id}")
-async def run_game(request: Request, game_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), current_user: User_table = Depends(require_auth)):
-    logging.info(f"Run request for game ID {game_id} from user {current_user.username}")
+
+@app.post("/run")
+async def run_game(
+        request: Request,
+        game_data: GameData,
+        current_user: User_table = Depends(require_auth)
+    ):
+    breakpoint()
+    logging.info(f"Run request for game ID {game_data.filename} from user {current_user.username}")
+    game_json = json.dumps(game_data.dict())
     if current_user.role == UserRole.DEMO.value:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Demo users cannot download games")
     
-    game = db.get(Game_table, game_id)
-    if not game:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Game not found")
-    
-    if not game.path.exists():
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Game file not found")
-    forwarded_for = request.headers.get("x-forwarded-for")
-    if forwarded_for:
-        ip_address = forwarded_for.split(",")[0].strip()
-    elif real_ip := request.headers.get("x-real-ip"):
-        ip_address = real_ip.strip()
-    elif request.client:
-        ip_address = request.client.host
-    else:
-        ip_address = "unknown"
-        logging.warning("Could not determine client IP address")
-        return HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Could not determine client IP address")
     web_socket_port: int = config.websocket_port
-    breakpoint()
     try:
         ws = connect(f"ws://{ip_address}:{web_socket_port}")
     except Exception as e:
@@ -659,17 +654,17 @@ async def run_game(request: Request, game_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Could not connect to client WebSocket")
     try:
         async with ws as websocket:
-            await websocket.send(f"RUN::{game.path}")
+            await websocket.send(f"RUN::{game_json}")
             response = await websocket.recv()
             if response != "OK":
                 logging.error(f"Client returned error: {response}")
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Client error: {response}")
             else:
-                logging.info(f"Sent RUN command for game {game.title} to {ip_address}")
+                logging.info(f"Sent RUN command for game ")
     except Exception as e:
         logging.error(f"WebSocket communication error: {e}")
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Error communicating with client WebSocket")
-    return {"web_socket_port": web_socket_port, "game_path": str(game.path)}
+    return {"web_socket_port": web_socket_port, "game_path": str(game_data.filename)}
 
 
 @app.get("/download/{game_id}")
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 5c871d2..cd14ba9 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -663,6 +663,42 @@
             console.error('Download error:', error);
             alert('Download failed. Please try again.');
         }
+    }
+    async function downloadGameStorage(gameId) {
+        const token = localStorage.getItem('authToken');
+        if (!token) {
+            showLogin();
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch(`/download/${gameId}`, {
+                headers: {
+                    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
+                }
+            });
+            
+            if (response.ok) {
+                const blob = await response.blob();
+                const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+                const a = document.createElement('a');
+                a.style.display = 'none';
+                a.href = url;
+                // Get filename from Content-Disposition header, removing quotes and underscores
+                let filename = response.headers.get('Content-Disposition')?.split('filename=')[1] || 'game.zip';
+                filename = filename.replace(/^["\_]+|["\_]+$/g, ''); // Remove quotes and underscores from start and end
+                a.download = filename;
+							return { url: url, filename: filename };
+            } else if (response.status === 401) {
+                localStorage.removeItem('authToken');
+                showLogin();
+            } else {
+                alert('Download failed. Please try again.');
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Download error:', error);
+            alert('Download failed. Please try again.');
+        }
     }
 		async function runGame(gameId) {
 				const token = localStorage.getItem('authToken');
@@ -670,13 +706,26 @@
 						showLogin();
 						return;
 				}
-				
+				const file = await downloadGameStorage(gameId);
+				const response = await fetch(file.url)
+				const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+				const blob = new Blob([arrayBuffer],
+					{ type: response.headers.get(
+						'content-type') || 'application/octet-stream'
+					}
+				);
+				const _data = new FormData();
+				debugger;
+				_data.append('file', blob, ".zip");
 				try {
-						const response = await fetch(`/run/${gameId}`, {
+					const response = await fetch(`/run`, {
 								method: 'POST',
 								headers: {
-										'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
-								}
+									'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
+									'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+								},
+								//body: JSON.stringify(file)
+								body: _data
 						});
 						
 						if (response.ok) {