diff --git a/runtime/include/sandbox.h b/runtime/include/sandbox.h
index 1a4698c..aa6e559 100644
--- a/runtime/include/sandbox.h
+++ b/runtime/include/sandbox.h
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ struct sandbox_request {
 	char *           args;
 	int              sock;
 	struct sockaddr *addr;
-	unsigned long long int start_time_in_cycles;
+	u64 start_time; // cycles
 };
 typedef struct sandbox_request sbox_request_t;
 
 DEQUE_PROTOTYPE(sandbox, sbox_request_t *);
 
 // a runtime resource, malloc on this!
-struct sandbox *sandbox_alloc(struct module *mod, char *args, int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr);
+struct sandbox *sandbox_alloc(struct module *mod, char *args, int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr, u64 start_time);
 // should free stack and heap resources.. also any I/O handles.
 void sandbox_free(struct sandbox *sbox);
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ sbox_request_alloc(
 	char *args, 
 	int sock, 
 	const struct sockaddr *addr, 
-	unsigned long long int start_time_in_cycles)
+	u64 start_time)
 {
 	// sandbox_alloc seems to be 
 	sbox_request_t *s = malloc(sizeof(sbox_request_t));
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ sbox_request_alloc(
 	s->args = args;
 	s->sock = sock;
 	s->addr = (struct sockaddr *)addr;
-	s->start_time_in_cycles = start_time_in_cycles;
+	s->start_time = start_time;
 	sandbox_run(s);
 	return s;
 }
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ sandbox_deque_pop(sbox_request_t **s)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @returns A Sandbox Request or NULL
+ **/
 static inline sbox_request_t *
 sandbox_deque_steal(void)
 {
diff --git a/runtime/src/main.c b/runtime/src/main.c
index 28634be..882087f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main.c
+++ b/runtime/src/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ i32 log_file_descriptor = -1;
 u32 total_online_processors = 0;
 u32 total_worker_processors = 0;
 u32 first_worker_processor = 0;
-int worker_threads_argument[SBOX_NCORES] = { 0 }; // This is always empty, as we don't pass an argument
+int worker_threads_argument[SBOX_NCORES] = { 0 };  // The worker sets its argument to -1 on error
 pthread_t worker_threads[SBOX_NCORES];
 
 static unsigned long long
diff --git a/runtime/src/runtime.c b/runtime/src/runtime.c
index 28ddc00..c71a6a6 100644
--- a/runtime/src/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime/src/runtime.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ __thread arch_context_t base_context;
 __thread uv_loop_t uvio;
 
 /**
- * Append the sandbox to the local_run_queueueue
+ * Append the sandbox to the local_run_queue
  * @param s sandbox to add
  */
 static inline void
@@ -42,24 +42,28 @@ sandbox_local_run(struct sandbox *s)
 	ps_list_head_append_d(&local_run_queue, s);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Pulls up to 1..n sandbox requests, allocates them as sandboxes, sets them as runnable and places them on the local runqueue, and then frees the sandbox requests
+ * The batch size pulled at once is set by SBOX_PULL_MAX
+ * @return the number of sandbox requests pulled
+ */
 static inline int
 sandbox_pull(void)
 {
-	int n = 0;
-
-	while (n < SBOX_PULL_MAX) {
-		sbox_request_t *s = sandbox_deque_steal();
-
-		if (!s) break;
-		struct sandbox *sb = sandbox_alloc(s->mod, s->args, s->sock, s->addr);
-		assert(sb);
-		free(s);
-		sb->state = SANDBOX_RUNNABLE;
-		sandbox_local_run(sb);
-		n++;
+	int total_sandboxes_pulled = 0;
+
+	while (total_sandboxes_pulled < SBOX_PULL_MAX) {
+		sbox_request_t *sandbox_request;
+		if ((sandbox_request = sandbox_deque_steal()) == NULL) break;
+		struct sandbox *sandbox = sandbox_alloc(sandbox_request->mod, sandbox_request->args, sandbox_request->sock, sandbox_request->addr, sandbox_request->start_time);
+		assert(sandbox);
+		free(sandbox_request);
+		sandbox->state = SANDBOX_RUNNABLE;
+		sandbox_local_run(sandbox);
+		total_sandboxes_pulled++;
 	}
 
-	return n;
+	return total_sandboxes_pulled;
 }
 
 static __thread unsigned int in_callback;
@@ -229,14 +233,15 @@ sandbox_run_func(void *data)
 	pthread_exit(data);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Push the Sandbox Request to the Global Dequeue
+ * @param s The sandbox request we're pushing
+ **/
 void
-sandbox_run(sbox_request_t *s)
+sandbox_run(sbox_request_t *sandbox_request)
 {
-	// for now, a pull model...
-	// sandbox_run adds to the global ready queue..
-	// each sandboxing thread pulls off of that global ready queue..
-	debuglog("[%p: %s]\n", s, s->mod->name);
-	sandbox_deque_push(s);
+	debuglog("[%p: %s]\n", sandbox_request, sandbox_request->mod->name);
+	sandbox_deque_push(sandbox_request);
 }
 
 // perhaps respond to request
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ runtime_accept_thdfn(void *d)
 	int                 total_requests  = 0;
 	while (true) {
 		int ready = epoll_wait(epoll_file_descriptor, epoll_events, EPOLL_MAX, -1);
-		unsigned long long int start_time_in_cycles = rdtsc();
+		u64 start_time = rdtsc();
 		for (int i = 0; i < ready; i++) {
 			if (epoll_events[i].events & EPOLLERR) {
 				perror("epoll_wait");
@@ -292,10 +297,9 @@ runtime_accept_thdfn(void *d)
 				assert(0);
 			}
 			total_requests++;
-			printf("Received Request %d at %lld\n", total_requests, start_time_in_cycles);
+			printf("Received Request %d at %lu\n", total_requests, start_time);
 
-			// struct sandbox *sb = sandbox_alloc(m, m->name, s, (const struct sockaddr *)&client);
-			sbox_request_t *sb = sbox_request_alloc(m, m->name, s, (const struct sockaddr *)&client, start_time_in_cycles);
+			sbox_request_t *sb = sbox_request_alloc(m, m->name, s, (const struct sockaddr *)&client, start_time);
 			assert(sb);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/src/sandbox.c b/runtime/src/sandbox.c
index 3dec631..32a0311 100644
--- a/runtime/src/sandbox.c
+++ b/runtime/src/sandbox.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ sandbox_entry(void)
 }
 
 struct sandbox *
-sandbox_alloc(struct module *mod, char *args, int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr)
+sandbox_alloc(struct module *mod, char *args, int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr, u64 start_time)
 {
 	if (!module_is_valid(mod)) return NULL;
 
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ sandbox_alloc(struct module *mod, char *args, int sock, const struct sockaddr *a
 	struct sandbox *sb = (struct sandbox *)sandbox_memory_map(mod);
 	if (!sb) return NULL;
 
+	// Assign the start time from the request
+	sb->start_time = start_time;
+
 	// actual module instantiation!
 	sb->args        = (void *)args;
 	sb->stack_size  = mod->stack_size;
diff --git a/runtime/src/util.c b/runtime/src/util.c
index 90f3f3f..db050d8 100644
--- a/runtime/src/util.c
+++ b/runtime/src/util.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ parse_sandbox_file_custom(char *filename)
 			assert(0);
 		}
 
-		sb = sandbox_alloc(mod, args, 0, NULL);
+		// TODO: Adding 0 as start time to match new signature. Unsure how this function is used... -SPM
+		sb = sandbox_alloc(mod, args, 0, NULL, 0);
 		assert(sb);
 		total_boxes++;
 
@@ -262,7 +263,8 @@ util_parse_sandbox_string_json(struct module *mod, char *str, const struct socka
 				*(args + ((k - 1) * MOD_ARG_MAX_SZ) + g->end - g->start) = '\0';
 			}
 
-			struct sandbox *sb = sandbox_alloc(mod, args, 0, addr);
+			// TODO: Adding 0 as start time to match new signature. Unsure how this function is used... -SPM
+			struct sandbox *sb = sandbox_alloc(mod, args, 0, addr, 0);
 			assert(sb);
 
 			return sb;
@@ -296,7 +298,8 @@ util_parse_sandbox_string_custom(struct module *mod, char *str, const struct soc
 		assert(ntoks < MOD_MAX_ARGS);
 	}
 
-	struct sandbox *sb = sandbox_alloc(mod, args, 0, addr);
+	// TODO: Adding 0 as start time to match new signature. Unsure how this function is used... -SPM
+	struct sandbox *sb = sandbox_alloc(mod, args, 0, addr, 0);
 	assert(sb);
 
 	return sb;