diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 1e116677..4fd5bdd0 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ void gc_thread_data_init(gc_thread_data *thd, int mut_num, char *stack_base, lon
       (1 - STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD));
     exit(1);
   }
-  thd->mutator_num = mut_num;
+  //thd->mutator_num = mut_num;
   thd->jmp_start = malloc(sizeof(jmp_buf));
   thd->gc_args = malloc(sizeof(object) * NUM_GC_ANS);
   thd->gc_num_args = 0;
diff --git a/include/cyclone/runtime-main.h b/include/cyclone/runtime-main.h
index 5bd1d7ed..bdc098e9 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/runtime-main.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/runtime-main.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ long global_stack_size = 0;
 long global_heap_size = 0;
 
 static void c_entry_pt(void *,int,closure,closure);
-static void Cyc_main(long stack_size, char *stack_base);
 static void Cyc_heap_init(long heap_size);
 
 static void Cyc_heap_init(long heap_size)
@@ -29,40 +28,8 @@ static void Cyc_heap_init(long heap_size)
   printf("main: Allocating and initializing heap...\n");
 #endif
   Cyc_heap = gc_heap_create(heap_size / 2, 0, 0);
+  Cyc_num_mutators = 10; // TODO: alloca this using a vpbuffer, or maybe another type of data structure
   Cyc_mutators = malloc(sizeof(gc_thread_data *) * Cyc_num_mutators);
-  Cyc_num_mutators = 1; // TODO: alloca this using a vpbuffer, or maybe another type of data structure
-}
-
-TODO: relocate this to a runtime function (that accepts gc_thread_data and does the setjmp/dispatch, and 
-to cgen (to setup a new gc_thread_data and call to the new function)
-
-static void Cyc_main (long stack_size, char *stack_base)
-{
-  mclosure0(clos_halt,&Cyc_halt);  // Halt if final closure is reached
-  mclosure0(entry_pt,&c_entry_pt); // First function to execute
-  Cyc_mutators[0] = malloc(sizeof(gc_thread_data));
-  gc_thread_data_init(Cyc_mutators[0], 0, stack_base, stack_size);
-  
-  Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont = &entry_pt;
-  Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_args[0] = &clos_halt;
-  Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_num_args = 1;
-
-  /* Tank, load the jump program... */
-  setjmp(*(Cyc_mutators[0]->jmp_start));
-// TODO: note, if longjmp is passed 0 it will return 1. need to
-// account for that there (add one to mut_num) and here (subtract 1 unless 0)
-#if DEBUG_GC
-  printf("Done with GC\n");
-#endif
-
-// JAE - note for the general case, setjmp will return the data pointer's addy
-  if (type_of(Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont) == cons_tag || prim(Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont)) {
-    Cyc_apply_from_buf(Cyc_mutators[0], Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_num_args, Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont, Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_args);
-  } else {
-    do_dispatch(Cyc_mutators[0], Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_num_args, ((closure)(Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont))->fn, Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont, Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_args);
-  }
-
-  printf("Internal error: should never have reached this line\n"); exit(0);
 }
 
 #endif /* CYCLONE_RUNTIME_MAIN_H */
diff --git a/include/cyclone/runtime.h b/include/cyclone/runtime.h
index 3b2533f6..45968c1a 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/runtime.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/runtime.h
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ object get(object,object);
 object equalp(object,object);
 object memberp(void *,object,list);
 object memqp(void *,object,list);
-char *transport(char *,int);
+
+void Cyc_start_thread(gc_thread_data *thd);
 void GC(void *,closure,object*,int);
 
 void Cyc_st_init();
diff --git a/include/cyclone/types.h b/include/cyclone/types.h
index 6cbdfde4..2432cd11 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/types.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/types.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct gc_thread_data_t {
   void **moveBuf;
   int moveBufLen;
   // Need the following to perform longjmp's
-  int mutator_num;
+  //int mutator_num;
   jmp_buf *jmp_start;
   // After longjmp, pick up execution using continuation/arguments
   object gc_cont;
diff --git a/runtime.c b/runtime.c
index eb2f2b15..6df073cf 100644
--- a/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime.c
@@ -2343,6 +2343,25 @@ void Cyc_apply_from_buf(void *data, int argc, object prim, object *buf) {
 // longjmp(jmp_main,1); /* Return globals gc_cont, gc_ans. */
 //}
 
+void Cyc_start_thread(gc_thread_data *thd)
+{
+  /* Tank, load the jump program... */
+  setjmp(*(thd->jmp_start));
+
+#if DEBUG_GC
+  printf("Done with GC\n");
+#endif
+
+  if (type_of(thd->gc_cont) == cons_tag || prim(thd->gc_cont)) {
+    Cyc_apply_from_buf(thd, thd->gc_num_args, thd->gc_cont, thd->gc_args);
+  } else {
+    do_dispatch(thd, thd->gc_num_args, ((closure)(thd->gc_cont))->fn, thd->gc_cont, thd->gc_args);
+  }
+
+  printf("Internal error: should never have reached this line\n"); 
+  exit(0);
+}
+
 // Collect garbage using mark&sweep algorithm
 // Note non-global roots should be marked prior to calling this function.
 size_t gc_collect(gc_heap *h, size_t *sum_freed) 
@@ -2727,8 +2746,7 @@ void GC(void *data, closure cont, object *args, int num_args)
   }
 
   /* Let it all go, Neo... */
-  longjmp(*(((gc_thread_data *)data)->jmp_start), 
-           (((gc_thread_data *)data)->mutator_num));
+  longjmp(*(((gc_thread_data *)data)->jmp_start), 1);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/cgen.sld b/scheme/cyclone/cgen.sld
index 7fac33dd..00e936f9 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/cgen.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/cgen.sld
@@ -76,10 +76,17 @@
 "main(int argc,char **argv)
 {long stack_size = global_stack_size = STACK_SIZE;
  long heap_size = global_heap_size = HEAP_SIZE;
+ mclosure0(clos_halt,&Cyc_halt);  // Halt if final closure is reached
+ mclosure0(entry_pt,&c_entry_pt); // First function to execute
  _cyc_argc = argc;
  _cyc_argv = argv;
  Cyc_heap_init(heap_size);
- Cyc_main(stack_size, (char *) &stack_size);
+ Cyc_mutators[0] = malloc(sizeof(gc_thread_data));
+ gc_thread_data_init(Cyc_mutators[0], 0, (char *) &stack_size, stack_size);
+ Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_cont = &entry_pt;
+ Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_args[0] = &clos_halt;
+ Cyc_mutators[0]->gc_num_args = 1;
+ Cyc_start_thread(Cyc_mutators[0]);
  return 0;}")
 
 ;;; Auto-generation of C macros