diff --git a/runtime/include/runtime.h b/runtime/include/runtime.h
index b684b61..9d14813 100644
--- a/runtime/include/runtime.h
+++ b/runtime/include/runtime.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 extern int                runtime_epoll_file_descriptor;
 extern __thread uv_loop_t worker_thread_uvio_handle;
-extern float              runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
 
 void         alloc_linear_memory(void);
 void         expand_memory(void);
diff --git a/runtime/include/sandbox.h b/runtime/include/sandbox.h
index d3d6b1a..1ae17a6 100644
--- a/runtime/include/sandbox.h
+++ b/runtime/include/sandbox.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <ucontext.h>
 #include <uv.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "sandbox_request.h"
 
 #include "arch/context.h"
 #include "deque.h"
@@ -95,8 +97,10 @@ extern void worker_thread_wakeup_sandbox(sandbox_t *sandbox);
  * Public API              *
  **************************/
 
-struct sandbox *sandbox_allocate(struct module *module, char *arguments, int socket_descriptor,
-                                 const struct sockaddr *socket_address, u64 start_time, u64 absolute_deadline);
+// TODO: Why do I have to redeclare this type here?
+typedef struct sandbox_request sandbox_request_t;
+
+struct sandbox *sandbox_allocate(sandbox_request_t *sandbox_request);
 void            sandbox_free(struct sandbox *sandbox);
 int             sandbox_parse_http_request(struct sandbox *sandbox, size_t length);
 
diff --git a/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h b/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h
index ec5c143..ca1b677 100644
--- a/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h
+++ b/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 
+extern float runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
+
 struct sandbox_request {
 	struct module *  module;
 	char *           arguments;
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ struct sandbox_request {
 	u64              start_time;        // cycles
 	u64              absolute_deadline; // cycles
 };
+
 typedef struct sandbox_request sandbox_request_t;
 
 DEQUE_PROTOTYPE(sandbox, sandbox_request_t *);
diff --git a/runtime/src/runtime.c b/runtime/src/runtime.c
index 5926c30..d736690 100644
--- a/runtime/src/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime/src/runtime.c
@@ -265,10 +265,7 @@ worker_thread_pull_and_process_sandbox_requests(void)
 		sandbox_request_t *sandbox_request;
 		if ((sandbox_request = sandbox_request_scheduler_remove()) == NULL) break;
 		// Actually allocate the sandbox for the requests that we've pulled
-		struct sandbox *sandbox = sandbox_allocate(sandbox_request->module, sandbox_request->arguments,
-		                                           sandbox_request->socket_descriptor,
-		                                           sandbox_request->socket_address, sandbox_request->start_time,
-		                                           sandbox_request->absolute_deadline);
+		struct sandbox *sandbox = sandbox_allocate(sandbox_request);
 		assert(sandbox);
 		free(sandbox_request);
 		// Set the sandbox as runnable and place on the local runqueue
diff --git a/runtime/src/sandbox.c b/runtime/src/sandbox.c
index 90c1694..c845848 100644
--- a/runtime/src/sandbox.c
+++ b/runtime/src/sandbox.c
@@ -307,9 +307,15 @@ sandbox_allocate_memory(struct module *module)
 }
 
 struct sandbox *
-sandbox_allocate(struct module *module, char *arguments, int socket_descriptor, const struct sockaddr *socket_address,
-                 u64 start_time, u64 absolute_deadline)
+sandbox_allocate(sandbox_request_t *sandbox_request)
 {
+	struct module *        module            = sandbox_request->module;
+	char *                 arguments         = sandbox_request->arguments;
+	int                    socket_descriptor = sandbox_request->socket_descriptor;
+	const struct sockaddr *socket_address    = sandbox_request->socket_address;
+	u64                    start_time        = sandbox_request->start_time;
+	u64                    absolute_deadline = sandbox_request->absolute_deadline;
+
 	if (!module_is_valid(module)) return NULL;
 
 	// FIXME: don't use malloc. huge security problem!