diff --git a/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/core.nim b/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/core.nim
index 1aca01e..78134f0 100644
--- a/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/core.nim
+++ b/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/core.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import logging, nre, os, osproc, sequtils, streams, strtabs, strutils, tables
+import logging, nre, os, osproc, sequtils, streams, strtabs, strutils, tables, uuids
 
 import private/util
 import configuration
diff --git a/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/server.nim b/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/server.nim
index a71b2bb..83dc4a7 100644
--- a/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/server.nim
+++ b/src/main/nim/strawbosspkg/server.nim
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ proc spawnWorker(cfg: StrawBossConfig, req: RunRequest): Worker =
 
   let dir = mkdtemp()
   var args = @["run", req.projectName, req.stepName, "-r", req.buildRef,
-               "-w", dir, "-c", cfg.filePath, "-i", req.id]
+               "-w", dir, "-c", cfg.filePath, "-i", $req.id]
   if req.forceRebuild: args.add("-f")
   debug "Launching worker: " & cfg.pathToExe & " " & args.join(" ")
   result = Worker(
diff --git a/src/test/nim/functional/tserver.nim b/src/test/nim/functional/tserver.nim
index f5884c3..6780a39 100644
--- a/src/test/nim/functional/tserver.nim
+++ b/src/test/nim/functional/tserver.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import httpclient, json, os, osproc, sequtils, strutils, tempfile, unittest, untar
+import httpclient, json, os, osproc, sequtils, strutils, tempfile, times, unittest, untar
 
 from langutils import sameContents
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import ../../../main/nim/strawbosspkg/private/util
 let apiBase = "http://localhost:8180/api"
 let cfgFilePath = "src/test/json/strawboss.config.json"
 let cfg = loadStrawBossConfig(cfgFilePath)
+let TIMEOUT = 2.minutes
 
 # Util template intended for use to manually review test case.
 # Inserting into a test case will prevent the test case from cleaning up it's
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ suite "strawboss server":
 
     # update the repo string for the extracted test project
     var testProjDef = newCfg.findProject(testProjName)
-    testProjDef.repo = testProjTempDir & "/" & testProjName
+    testProjDef.repo = testProjTempDir
     newCfg.setProject(testProjName, testProjDef)
 
     # save the updated config and start the strawboss instance using it
@@ -89,19 +90,39 @@ suite "strawboss server":
 
   test "run a successful build with artifacts":
     let http = newAuthenticatedHttpClient(apibase, "bob@builder.com", "password")
-    let resp = http.get(apiBase & "/project/" & testProjName & "/step/build/run/0.1.0"
+    let resp = http.post(apiBase & "/project/" & testProjName & "/step/build/run/0.1.0")
     check resp.status.startsWith("200")
 
-    # TODO
-    # check that the project directory has been created in the artifacts repo
-    # check that the run status file has been created in the artifacts repo
-    # check that the run status is not failed
-    # wait for the build to complete
-    # check that the status is "complete"
-    # check that the artifacts we expect are present
-    check false
+    # give the filesystem time to create stuff
+    sleep(100)
 
-  test "run a time-consuming build and check the status via the API"
+    # check that the project directory has been created in the artifacts repo
+    let runArtifactsDir = tempArtifactsDir & "/" & testProjName & "/build/0.1.0"
+    check existsDir(runArtifactsDir)
+
+    # check that the run status file has been created in the artifacts repo
+    let statusFile = runArtifactsDir & "/status.json"
+    check fileExists(statusFile)
+
+    # TODO
+    # check that the run status is not failed
+    var status = loadBuildStatus(statusFile)
+    check status.state != "failed"
+
+    # wait for the build to complete
+    let expTime = getTime() + TIMEOUT
+    while getTime() < expTime and not contains(["complete", "failed"], status.state):
+      sleep(1000)
+      status = loadBuildStatus(statusFile)
+
+    # check that the status is "complete"
+    check status.state == "complete"
+
+    # check that the artifacts we expect are present
+    let binFile = runArtifactsDir & "/test_project"
+    check existsFile(binFile)
+
+  test "run a time-consuming build and check the status via the API":
     check false
 
   # Last-chance catch to kill the server in case some test err'ed and didn't
diff --git a/src/test/test-project.tar.gz b/src/test/test-project.tar.gz
index c0654a2..106efe0 100644
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