diff --git a/aliases.go b/aliases.go
index b8e54f1..3c3aa2a 100644
--- a/aliases.go
+++ b/aliases.go
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ func (a *aliasHandler) Resolve(cmdstr string) string {
 
 // lua section
 
-func (a *aliasHandler) Loader(rtm *rt.Runtime) *rt.Table  {
+func (a *aliasHandler) Loader(rtm *rt.Runtime) *rt.Table {
 	// create a lua module with our functions
 	hshaliasesLua := map[string]util.LuaExport{
 		"add": util.LuaExport{a.luaAdd, 2, false},
 		"list": util.LuaExport{a.luaList, 0, false},
 		"del": util.LuaExport{a.luaDelete, 1, false},
 	}
+
 	mod := rt.NewTable()
 	util.SetExports(rtm, mod, hshaliasesLua)
 
diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index f3cd70d..2899d90 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ var exports = map[string]util.LuaExport{
 	"cwd": util.LuaExport{hlcwd, 0, false},
 /*
 	"exec": hlexec,
-	"runnerMode": hlrunnerMode,
+*/
+	"runnerMode": util.LuaExport{hlrunnerMode, 1, false},
+/*
 	"goro": hlgoro,
 	"highlighter": hlhighlighter,
 	"hinter": hlhinter,
@@ -129,11 +131,11 @@ Check out the {blue}{bold}guide{reset} command to get started.
 	util.Document(L, hshcomp, "Completions interface for Hilbish.")
 	L.SetField(mod, "completion", hshcomp)
 
-	// hilbish.runner table
-	runnerModule := runnerModeLoader(L)
-	util.Document(L, runnerModule, "Runner/exec interface for Hilbish.")
-	L.SetField(mod, "runner", runnerModule)
 */
+	// hilbish.runner table
+	runnerModule := runnerModeLoader(rtm)
+	//util.Document(L, runnerModule, "Runner/exec interface for Hilbish.")
+	mod.Set(rt.StringValue("runner"), rt.TableValue(runnerModule))
 
 	// hilbish.jobs table
 	jobs = newJobHandler()
@@ -545,7 +547,6 @@ func hlinputMode(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
 	return c.Next(), nil
 }
 
-/*
 // runnerMode(mode)
 // Sets the execution/runner mode for interactive Hilbish. This determines whether
 // Hilbish wll try to run input as Lua and/or sh or only do one of either.
@@ -553,26 +554,32 @@ func hlinputMode(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
 // sh, and lua. It also accepts a function, to which if it is passed one
 // will call it to execute user input instead.
 // --- @param mode string|function
-func hlrunnerMode(L *lua.LState) int {
-	mode := L.CheckAny(1)
+func hlrunnerMode(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
+	if err := c.Check1Arg(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	mode := c.Arg(0)
+
 	switch mode.Type() {
-		case lua.LTString:
-			switch mode.String() {
+		case rt.StringType:
+			switch mode.AsString() {
 				// no fallthrough doesnt work so eh
 				case "hybrid": fallthrough
 				case "hybridRev": fallthrough
 				case "lua": fallthrough
 				case "sh":
 					runnerMode = mode
-				default: L.RaiseError("execMode: expected either a function or hybrid, hybridRev, lua, sh. Received %v", mode)
+				default: return nil, errors.New("execMode: expected either a function or hybrid, hybridRev, lua, sh. Received " + mode.AsString())
 			}
-		case lua.LTFunction: runnerMode = mode
-		default: L.RaiseError("execMode: expected either a function or hybrid, hybridRev, lua, sh. Received %v", mode)
+		case rt.FunctionType: runnerMode = mode
+		default: return nil, errors.New("execMode: expected either a function or hybrid, hybridRev, lua, sh. Received " + mode.TypeName())
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return c.Next(), nil
 }
 
+/*
+
 // hinter(cb)
 // Sets the hinter function. This will be called on every key insert to determine
 // what text to use as an inline hint. The callback is passed 2 arguments:
diff --git a/exec.go b/exec.go
index 87feeaa..2c5ba67 100644
--- a/exec.go
+++ b/exec.go
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 var errNotExec = errors.New("not executable")
-//var runnerMode lua.LValue = lua.LString("hybrid")
+var runnerMode rt.Value = rt.StringValue("hybrid")
 
 func runInput(input string, priv bool) {
 	running = true
 	cmdString := aliases.Resolve(input)
 	hooks.Em.Emit("command.preexec", input, cmdString)
 
-//	if runnerMode.Type() == lua.LTString {
-		switch /*runnerMode.String()*/ "hybrid" {
+	if runnerMode.Type() == rt.StringType {
+		switch runnerMode.AsString() {
 			case "hybrid":
 				_, err := handleLua(cmdString)
 				if err == nil {
@@ -68,35 +68,29 @@ func runInput(input string, priv bool) {
 				}
 				cmdFinish(exitCode, cmdString, priv)
 		}
-//	} else {
+	} else {
 		// can only be a string or function so
-		/*
-		err := l.CallByParam(lua.P{
-			Fn: runnerMode,
-			NRet: 2,
-			Protect: true,
-		}, lua.LString(cmdString))
+		term := rt.NewTerminationWith(l.MainThread().CurrentCont(), 2, false)
+		err := rt.Call(l.MainThread(), runnerMode, []rt.Value{rt.StringValue(cmdString)}, term)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			cmdFinish(124, cmdString, priv)
 			return
 		}
 
-		luaexitcode := l.Get(-2) // first return value (makes sense right i love stacks)
-		runErr := l.Get(-1)
-		l.Pop(2)
+		luaexitcode := term.Get(0) // first return value (makes sense right i love stacks)
+		runErr := term.Get(1)
 
 		var exitCode uint8
-		if code, ok := luaexitcode.(lua.LNumber); luaexitcode != lua.LNil && ok {
+		if code, ok := luaexitcode.TryInt(); ok {
 			exitCode = uint8(code)
 		}
 
-		if runErr != lua.LNil {
+		if runErr != rt.NilValue {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, runErr)
 		}
 		cmdFinish(exitCode, cmdString, priv)
-		*/
-//	}
+	}
 }
 
 func handleLua(cmdString string) (uint8, error) {
diff --git a/runnermode.go b/runnermode.go
index 14049a0..7b682b4 100644
--- a/runnermode.go
+++ b/runnermode.go
@@ -1,47 +1,56 @@
 package main
 
-/*
 import (
+	"hilbish/util"
+
+	rt "github.com/arnodel/golua/runtime"
 )
 
-func runnerModeLoader(L *lua.LState) *lua.LTable {
-	exports := map[string]lua.LGFunction{
-		"sh": shRunner,
-		"lua": luaRunner,
-		"setMode": hlrunnerMode,
+func runnerModeLoader(rtm *rt.Runtime) *rt.Table {
+	exports := map[string]util.LuaExport{
+		"sh": {shRunner, 1, false},
+		"lua": {luaRunner, 1, false},
+		"setMode": {hlrunnerMode, 1, false},
 	}
 
-	mod := L.SetFuncs(L.NewTable(), exports)
-	L.SetField(mod, "mode", runnerMode)
+	mod := rt.NewTable()
+	util.SetExports(rtm, mod, exports)
 
 	return mod
 }
 
-func shRunner(L *lua.LState) int {
-	cmd := L.CheckString(1)
+func shRunner(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
+	if err := c.Check1Arg(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cmd, err := c.StringArg(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	exitCode, err := handleSh(cmd)
-	var luaErr lua.LValue = lua.LNil
+	var luaErr rt.Value = rt.NilValue
 	if err != nil {
-		luaErr = lua.LString(err.Error())
+		luaErr = rt.StringValue(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	L.Push(lua.LNumber(exitCode))
-	L.Push(luaErr)
-
-	return 2
+	return c.PushingNext(t.Runtime, rt.IntValue(int64(exitCode)), luaErr), nil
 }
 
-func luaRunner(L *lua.LState) int {
-	cmd := L.CheckString(1)
+func luaRunner(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
+	if err := c.Check1Arg(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cmd, err := c.StringArg(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	exitCode, err := handleLua(cmd)
-	var luaErr lua.LValue = lua.LNil
+	var luaErr rt.Value = rt.NilValue
 	if err != nil {
-		luaErr = lua.LString(err.Error())
+		luaErr = rt.StringValue(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	L.Push(lua.LNumber(exitCode))
-	L.Push(luaErr)
-
-	return 2
+	return c.PushingNext(t.Runtime, rt.IntValue(int64(exitCode)), luaErr), nil
 }
-*/