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diff --git a/perl/DXCommandmode.pm b/perl/DXCommandmode.pm
index 403dd134..e86abd1a 100644
--- a/perl/DXCommandmode.pm
+++ b/perl/DXCommandmode.pm
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use DB_File;
 use VE7CC;
 use DXXml;
 use AsyncMsg;
+use JSON;
 
 use Mojo::IOLoop;
 use Mojo::IOLoop::ForkCall;
@@ -1252,9 +1253,13 @@ sub send_motd
 
 # Punt off a long running command into a separate process
 #
-# Hhis is called from commands to run some potentially long running
+# This is called from commands to run some potentially long running
 # function. The process forks and then runs the function and returns
 # the result back to the cmd. 
+#
+# NOTE: this merely forks the current process and then runs the cmd in that (current) context.
+#       IT DOES NOT START UP SOME NEW PROGRAM AND RELIES ON THE FACT THAT IT IS RUNNING DXSPIDER 
+#       THE CURRENT CONTEXT!!
 # 
 # call: $self->spawn_cmd(\<function>, [cb => sub{...}], [prefix => "cmd> "], [progress => 0|1], [args => [...]]);
 sub spawn_cmd
@@ -1273,6 +1278,8 @@ sub spawn_cmd
 	no strict 'refs';
 		
 	my $fc = Mojo::IOLoop::ForkCall->new;
+	$fc->serializer(\&encode_json);
+	$fc->deserializer(\&decode_json);
 	$fc->run(
 			 sub {my @args = @_; my @res = $cmdref->(@args); return @res},
 			 $args,