diff --git a/IO/Runner.elm b/IO/Runner.elm
index a8f2c2a..2f7e15b 100644
--- a/IO/Runner.elm
+++ b/IO/Runner.elm
@@ -8,25 +8,39 @@ import Trampoline
 import IO.IO as IO
 import IO.IO (IO)
 
-data Request = Put String
-             | Exit Int
-             | Get
-             | WriteFile { file : String, content : String}
+-- Internal Request representation
+data IRequest = Put String
+              | Exit Int
+              | Get
+              | WriteFile { file : String, content : String}
+type IResponse = Maybe String
 
-type Response = Maybe String
+
+-- User-facing Request representation
+type Request = JSON.Value
+type Response = JSON.Value
 type IOState  = { buffer : String }
 
 start : IOState 
 start = { buffer = "" }
 
-run : Signal Response -> IO () -> Signal JSON.Value
+run : Signal Response -> IO () -> Signal Request
 run resps io = 
   let init               = (\_ -> io, start, [])
-      f resp (io, st, _) = step resp io st
+      f resp (io, st, _) = step (deserialize resp) io st
       third (_, _, z)    = z
   in serialize . third <~ foldp f init resps
 
-serialize : [Request] -> JSON.Value
+deserialize : Response -> IResponse
+deserialize resp = 
+  case resp of
+    JSON.Object d -> 
+      case Dict.get "Just" d of
+        Just (JSON.String s) -> Just s
+        _                    -> Nothing
+    _        -> Nothing
+
+serialize : [IRequest] -> JSON.Value
 serialize =
   let mkObj = JSON.Object . Dict.fromList
       serReq req = 
@@ -44,20 +58,20 @@ serialize =
                                               ]
     in JSON.Array . map serReq
 
-putS : String -> Request
+putS : String -> IRequest
 putS = Put
 
-exit : Int -> Request
+exit : Int -> IRequest
 exit = Exit
 
-getS : Request
+getS : IRequest
 getS = Get
 
-writeF : { file : String, content : String } -> Request
+writeF : { file : String, content : String } -> IRequest
 writeF = WriteFile
 
 -- | Extract all of the requests that can be run now
-extractRequests : IO a -> State IOState ([Request], () -> IO a)
+extractRequests : IO a -> State IOState ([IRequest], () -> IO a)
 extractRequests io = 
   case io of
     IO.Pure x -> pure ([exit 0], \_ -> IO.Pure x)
@@ -73,7 +87,7 @@ extractRequests io =
             put ({ buffer = rest }) >>= \_ ->
             extractRequests (k c)
 
-flattenReqs : [Request] -> [Request]
+flattenReqs : [IRequest] -> [IRequest]
 flattenReqs rs =
   let loop rs acc n =
     if n >= 100
@@ -90,7 +104,7 @@ flattenReqs rs =
     in Trampoline.trampoline <| loop rs [] 0
                          
 -- | We send a batch job of requests, all requests until IO blocks
-step : Response -> (() -> IO a) -> IOState -> (() -> IO a, IOState, [Request])
+step : IResponse -> (() -> IO a) -> IOState -> (() -> IO a, IOState, [IRequest])
 step resp io st = 
   let newST = case resp of 
         Nothing -> st
diff --git a/share/handler.js b/share/handler.js
index efa4636..fdc68dd 100644
--- a/share/handler.js
+++ b/share/handler.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     var worker = Elm.worker(Elm.Main
                             , {responses: null }
                            );
+    var just = function(v) {
+        return { 'Just': v};
+    }
     var handle = function(request) {
         // Debugging:
         // console.log("Bleh: %j", request);
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@
             handle(reqs[i]);
         }
         if (reqs.length > 0 && reqs[reqs.length - 1].ctor !== 'Get') {
-            worker.ports.responses.send("");
+            worker.ports.responses.send(just(""));
         }
     }
     worker.ports.requests.subscribe(handler);
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@
     stdin.on('data', function(chunk) {
         //console.log('Got' + chunk);
         stdin.pause();
-        worker.ports.responses.send(chunk.toString());
+        worker.ports.responses.send(just(chunk.toString()));
     })
 
     // Start msg
diff --git a/test/BigString.elm b/test/BigString.elm
index 50bd668..cf316dd 100644
--- a/test/BigString.elm
+++ b/test/BigString.elm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import String
 
 hugeString () = String.concat <| repeat 100000000000 "blah "
 
-port requests : Signal Json.Value
+port requests : Signal Request
 port requests = Run.run responses (putStrLn "hah" >>= \_ -> putStrLn (hugeString ()))
 
-port responses : Signal (Maybe String)
+port responses : Signal Response
diff --git a/test/Test.elm b/test/Test.elm
index c751801..f61b0ea 100644
--- a/test/Test.elm
+++ b/test/Test.elm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import IO.Runner (Request, Response)
 import IO.Runner as Run
 
 import Json
+import Maybe
 import String
 
 echo : IO ()
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ hello = putStrLn "Hello, Console!"       >>
         exit 0
 
 -- | Can't use a type alias in ports, yet :/
-port requests : Signal Json.Value
+port requests : Signal Request
 port requests = Run.run responses hello
 
-port responses : Signal (Maybe String)
+port responses : Signal Response