diff --git a/api/src/api/v2.js b/api/src/api/v2.js
index 0ccbbf0..fede616 100644
--- a/api/src/api/v2.js
+++ b/api/src/api/v2.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const SIGNALS = [
 ];
 // ref: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/signal.7.html
 
-function get_job(body) {
+function get_job(job_info, available_runtimes) {
     let {
         language,
         args,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function get_job(body) {
         run_memory_limit,
         run_timeout,
         compile_timeout,
-    } = body;
+    } = job_info;
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         if (!language || typeof language !== 'string') {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function get_job(body) {
             }
         }
 
-        const rt = runtime.find(rt =>
+        const rt = available_runtimes.find(rt =>
             [...rt.aliases, rt.language].includes(rt.language)
         );
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function get_job(body) {
         for (const constraint of ['memory_limit', 'timeout']) {
             for (const type of ['compile', 'run']) {
                 const constraint_name = `${type}_${constraint}`;
-                const constraint_value = body[constraint_name];
+                const constraint_value = job_info[constraint_name];
                 const configured_limit = rt[`${constraint}s`][type];
                 if (!constraint_value) {
                     continue;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ router.ws('/connect', async (ws, req) => {
             switch (msg.type) {
                 case 'init':
                     if (job === null) {
-                        job = await get_job(msg);
+                        job = await get_job(msg, req.app.locals.runtimes);
 
                         await job.prime();
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ router.ws('/connect', async (ws, req) => {
 
 router.post('/execute', async (req, res) => {
     try {
-        const job = await get_job(req.body);
+        const job = await get_job(req.body, req.app.locals.runtimes);
 
         await job.prime();
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ router.post('/execute', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get('/runtimes', (req, res) => {
-    const runtimes = runtime.map(rt => {
+    const runtimes = req.app.locals.runtimes.map(rt => {
         return {
             language: rt.language,
             version: rt.version.raw,
diff --git a/api/src/api/v3.js b/api/src/api/v3.js
index fb1b764..08b4b35 100644
--- a/api/src/api/v3.js
+++ b/api/src/api/v3.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 const events = require('events');
 
-const runtime = require('../runtime');
 const { Job } = require('../job');
 
 const SIGNALS = [
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ const SIGNALS = [
 ];
 // ref: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/signal.7.html
 
-function get_job(body) {
+function get_job(job_info, available_runtimes) {
     const {
         runtime_id,
         args,
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ function get_job(body) {
         run_memory_limit,
         run_timeout,
         compile_timeout,
-    } = body;
+    } = job_info;
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         if (typeof runtime_id !== 'number') {
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ function get_job(body) {
             });
         }
 
-        const rt = runtime[runtime_id];
+        const rt = available_runtimes[runtime_id];
 
         if (rt === undefined) {
             return reject({
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ function get_job(body) {
         for (const constraint of ['memory_limit', 'timeout']) {
             for (const type of ['compile', 'run']) {
                 const constraint_name = `${type}_${constraint}`;
-                const constraint_value = body[constraint_name];
+                const constraint_value = job_info[constraint_name];
                 const configured_limit = rt[`${constraint}s`][type];
                 if (!constraint_value) {
                     continue;
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ router.ws('/connect', async (ws, req) => {
             switch (msg.type) {
                 case 'init':
                     if (job === null) {
-                        job = await get_job(msg);
+                        job = await get_job(msg, req.app.locals.runtimes);
 
                         await job.prime();
 
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ router.ws('/connect', async (ws, req) => {
 
 router.post('/execute', async (req, res) => {
     try {
-        const job = await get_job(req.body);
+        const job = await get_job(req.body, req.app.locals.runtimes);
 
         await job.prime();
 
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ router.post('/execute', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get('/runtimes', (req, res) => {
-    const runtimes = runtime.map((rt, index) => {
+    const runtimes = req.app.locals.runtimes.map((rt, index) => {
         return {
             language: rt.language,
             version: rt.version.raw,
diff --git a/api/src/bin/pistond.js b/api/src/bin/pistond.js
index 9e1fca7..1712c36 100755
--- a/api/src/bin/pistond.js
+++ b/api/src/bin/pistond.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const globals = require('../globals');
 const config = require('../config');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs/promises');
 const fss = require('fs');
 const body_parser = require('body-parser');
 const runtime = require('../runtime');
@@ -44,9 +43,18 @@ expressWs(app);
             `nix eval --json ${config.flake_path}#pistonRuntimeSets.${config.runtime_set} --apply builtins.attrNames`
         )
         .toString();
-    const language_names = JSON.parse(runtimes_data);
+    const runtime_names = JSON.parse(runtimes_data);
 
-    language_names.for_each(language_name => runtime.load_runtime(language_name));
+    logger.info('Loading the runtimes from the flakes');
+    const runtimes = runtime_names.map(runtime_name => {
+        logger.info(`Loading ${runtime_name}`);
+        return runtime.get_runtime_from_flakes(runtime_name);
+    });
+    logger.info('Ensuring all of the runtimes are built');
+    runtimes.for_each(r => r.ensure_built());
+
+    Object.freeze(runtimes);
+    app.locals.runtimes = runtimes;
 
     logger.info('Starting API Server');
     logger.debug('Constructing Express App');
diff --git a/api/src/bin/test.js b/api/src/bin/test.js
index 16de55d..fdaa788 100755
--- a/api/src/bin/test.js
+++ b/api/src/bin/test.js
@@ -30,29 +30,17 @@ const { Job } = require('../job');
         const runtime_path = `${config.flake_path}#pistonRuntimes.${runtime_name}`;
         logger.info(`Testing runtime ${runtime_path}`);
 
-        logger.debug(`Loading runtime metadata`);
-        const metadata = JSON.parse(
-            cp.execSync(`nix eval --json ${runtime_path}.metadata --json`)
-        );
+        logger.debug(`Loading runtime`);
+
+        const testable_runtime = runtime.get_runtime_from_flakes(runtime_name);
+
+        testable_runtime.ensure_built();
 
         logger.debug(`Loading runtime tests`);
         const tests = JSON.parse(
             cp.execSync(`nix eval --json ${runtime_path}.tests --json`)
         );
 
-        logger.debug(`Loading runtime`);
-
-        const testable_runtime = new runtime.Runtime({
-            ...metadata,
-            ...runtime.Runtime.compute_all_limits(
-                metadata.language,
-                metadata.limitOverrides
-            ),
-            flake_path: runtime_path,
-        });
-
-        testable_runtime.ensure_built();
-
         logger.info(`Running tests`);
 
         for (const test of tests) {
diff --git a/api/src/runtime.js b/api/src/runtime.js
index a2cf0d9..ba1ab87 100644
--- a/api/src/runtime.js
+++ b/api/src/runtime.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ const logger = require('logplease').create('runtime');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const config = require('./config');
 
-const runtimes = [];
-
 class Runtime {
     constructor({
         language,
@@ -41,69 +39,6 @@ class Runtime {
         this.package_support = packageSupport;
     }
 
-    static compute_single_limit(
-        language_name,
-        limit_name,
-        language_limit_overrides
-    ) {
-        return (
-            (config.limit_overrides[language_name] &&
-                config.limit_overrides[language_name][limit_name]) ||
-            (language_limit_overrides &&
-                language_limit_overrides[limit_name]) ||
-            config[limit_name]
-        );
-    }
-
-    static compute_all_limits(language_name, language_limit_overrides) {
-        return {
-            timeouts: {
-                compile: this.compute_single_limit(
-                    language_name,
-                    'compile_timeout',
-                    language_limit_overrides
-                ),
-                run: this.compute_single_limit(
-                    language_name,
-                    'run_timeout',
-                    language_limit_overrides
-                ),
-            },
-            memory_limits: {
-                compile: this.compute_single_limit(
-                    language_name,
-                    'compile_memory_limit',
-                    language_limit_overrides
-                ),
-                run: this.compute_single_limit(
-                    language_name,
-                    'run_memory_limit',
-                    language_limit_overrides
-                ),
-            },
-            max_process_count: this.compute_single_limit(
-                language_name,
-                'max_process_count',
-                language_limit_overrides
-            ),
-            max_open_files: this.compute_single_limit(
-                language_name,
-                'max_open_files',
-                language_limit_overrides
-            ),
-            max_file_size: this.compute_single_limit(
-                language_name,
-                'max_file_size',
-                language_limit_overrides
-            ),
-            output_max_size: this.compute_single_limit(
-                language_name,
-                'output_max_size',
-                language_limit_overrides
-            ),
-        };
-    }
-
     ensure_built() {
         logger.info(`Ensuring ${this} is built`);
 
@@ -120,28 +55,6 @@ class Runtime {
         logger.debug(`Finished ensuring ${this} is installed`);
     }
 
-    static load_runtime(language_name) {
-        logger.info(`Loading ${language_name}`);
-        const flake_path = `${config.flake_path}#pistonRuntimeSets.${config.runtime_set}.${language_name}`;
-        const metadata_command = `nix eval --json ${flake_path}.metadata`;
-        const metadata = JSON.parse(cp.execSync(metadata_command));
-
-        const this_runtime = new Runtime({
-            ...metadata,
-            ...Runtime.compute_all_limits(
-                metadata.language,
-                metadata.limitOverrides
-            ),
-            flake_path,
-        });
-
-        this_runtime.ensure_built();
-
-        runtimes.push(this_runtime);
-
-        logger.debug(`Package ${language_name} was loaded`);
-    }
-
     get compiled() {
         return this.compile !== null;
     }
@@ -151,6 +64,85 @@ class Runtime {
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = runtimes;
+function compute_single_limit(
+    language_name,
+    limit_name,
+    language_limit_overrides
+) {
+    return (
+        (config.limit_overrides[language_name] &&
+            config.limit_overrides[language_name][limit_name]) ||
+        (language_limit_overrides &&
+            language_limit_overrides[limit_name]) ||
+        config[limit_name]
+    );
+}
+
+function compute_all_limits(language_name, language_limit_overrides) {
+    return {
+        timeouts: {
+            compile: compute_single_limit(
+                language_name,
+                'compile_timeout',
+                language_limit_overrides
+            ),
+            run: compute_single_limit(
+                language_name,
+                'run_timeout',
+                language_limit_overrides
+            ),
+        },
+        memory_limits: {
+            compile: compute_single_limit(
+                language_name,
+                'compile_memory_limit',
+                language_limit_overrides
+            ),
+            run: compute_single_limit(
+                language_name,
+                'run_memory_limit',
+                language_limit_overrides
+            ),
+        },
+        max_process_count: compute_single_limit(
+            language_name,
+            'max_process_count',
+            language_limit_overrides
+        ),
+        max_open_files: compute_single_limit(
+            language_name,
+            'max_open_files',
+            language_limit_overrides
+        ),
+        max_file_size: compute_single_limit(
+            language_name,
+            'max_file_size',
+            language_limit_overrides
+        ),
+        output_max_size: compute_single_limit(
+            language_name,
+            'output_max_size',
+            language_limit_overrides
+        ),
+    };
+}
+
+function get_runtime_from_flakes(runtime_name) {
+    const flake_path = `${config.flake_path}#pistonRuntimeSets.${config.runtime_set}.${runtime_name}`;
+    const metadata_command = `nix eval --json ${flake_path}.metadata`;
+    const metadata = JSON.parse(cp.execSync(metadata_command));
+
+    const this_runtime = new Runtime({
+        ...metadata,
+        ...compute_all_limits(
+            metadata.language,
+            metadata.limitOverrides
+        ),
+        flake_path,
+    });
+
+    return this_runtime
+}
+
 module.exports.Runtime = Runtime;
-module.exports.load_runtime = Runtime.load_runtime;
+module.exports.get_runtime_from_flakes = get_runtime_from_flakes;