diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index afa81225e..c98f2a414 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ tasks.create("runDebug") {
     dependsOn(":$releaseProject:runShadow")
 }
 
+tasks.create("runBackend") {
+    description = "Run an unofficial JAR that only holds the backend and nothing else. Visiting the localhost website WILL NOT WORK"
+    group = "Development"
+
+    dependsOn(":$releaseProject:run")
+}
+
 tasks.create("installCloud") {
     dependsOn("registerCloudReleaseTag", ":cloudscrambles:appengineDeploy")
 }
diff --git a/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts b/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts
index 8b6614565..eae59fa33 100644
--- a/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ plugins {
     KOTLIN_SERIALIZATION
 }
 
+configurations {
+    create("deployable") {
+        extendsFrom(configurations["default"])
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":tnoodle-server"))
 
@@ -57,7 +63,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(KTOR_WEBSOCKETS)
 
     runtimeOnly(BOUNCYCASTLE)
-    runtimeOnly(project(":tnoodle-ui"))
+
+    "deployable"(project(":tnoodle-ui"))
 
     testImplementation(TESTING_MOCKK)
 }
@@ -106,6 +113,8 @@ tasks.create("registerManifest") {
 }
 
 tasks.getByName<ShadowJar>("shadowJar") {
+    configurations = listOf(project.configurations["deployable"])
+
     val targetLn = rootProject.file(TNOODLE_SYMLINK)
     outputs.file(targetLn)
 
@@ -118,3 +127,7 @@ tasks.getByName<ShadowJar>("shadowJar") {
         }
     }
 }
+
+tasks.getByName<JavaExec>("run") {
+    args = listOf("--nobrowser")
+}