diff --git a/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig b/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig
index 069d796..b2a0cdd 100644
--- a/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig
+++ b/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
     success: bool = false,
 
     workingDir: ?[]const u8 = null,
+
     stdout: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
     stderr: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 
@@ -32,10 +33,12 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
             pub fn func(ctx: @This(), _: *core.JobContext) void {
                 const self = ctx.self;
                 self.mutex.lock();
+                self.stderr = .{};
+                self.stdout = .{};
                 debugPrint("running task", .{});
                 self.child = std.process.Child.init(self.args, self.allocator);
-                self.child.?.stdout_behavior = .Pipe;
-                self.child.?.stderr_behavior = .Pipe;
+                self.child.?.stdout_behavior = .Inherit;
+                self.child.?.stderr_behavior = .Inherit;
                 self.child.?.cwd = self.workingDir;
 
                 _ = self.child.?.spawn() catch {};
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
     pub fn waitInner(self: *@This()) !void {
         self.mutex.lock();
         if (self.child.?.stdout_behavior == .Pipe) {
-            try self.child.?.collectOutput(self.allocator, &self.stdout, &self.stderr, 150 * 1024 * 1024);
+            try self.child.?.collectOutput(self.allocator, &self.stdout, &self.stderr, 1 * 1024 * 1024);
         }
 
         debugPrint("task completed stdout: {s}", .{self.stdout.items});
diff --git a/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig b/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig
index e6d03d5..cbeddc2 100644
--- a/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig
+++ b/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig
@@ -195,26 +195,10 @@ pub fn createProject(self: *@This(), targetDir: []const u8) !void {
         targetDir,
     ) });
 
-    try self.commandQueue.pushLocked(.{ .func = fingerprintGeneratePostbuild });
     try self.commandQueue.pushLocked(.{ .func = copyShaders });
     try self.commandQueue.pushLocked(.{ .func = displayInstructions });
 }
 
-fn fingerprintGeneratePostbuild(self: *@This()) void {
-    const task = sys.runCommand(
-        self.allocator,
-        &.{ "zig", "build", "install" },
-        self.targetDir.?,
-    ) catch return;
-    defer task.destroy();
-
-    task.wait();
-
-    task.mutex.lock();
-    core.engine_log("task stdout: {s}", .{task.stdout.items});
-    task.mutex.unlock();
-}
-
 fn copyShaders(self: *@This()) void {
     self.copyShadersWrap() catch {};
 }
@@ -239,7 +223,7 @@ fn loadFileAllocFromCwd(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, dir: std.fs.Dir, path: []c
     var file = try dir.openFile(path, .{});
     defer file.close();
     const filesize = (try file.stat()).size + 1; // add null byte
-    const buffer: []u8 = try allocator.alignedAlloc(u8, 8, filesize);
+    const buffer: []u8 = try allocator.alloc(u8, filesize);
     errdefer allocator.free(buffer);
     try file.reader().readNoEof(buffer[0 .. buffer.len - 1]);
     buffer[buffer.len - 1] = 0;
@@ -261,6 +245,7 @@ fn updateBuildZig(self: *@This()) void {
 
     const buildZigContents = loadFileAllocFromCwd(self.allocator, workingDir, buildZigZonPath) catch return;
     defer self.allocator.free(buildZigContents);
+    core.engine_log("{s}", .{buildZigContents});
 
     // walk forward until we find the fingerprint value
     var window: []const u8 = buildZigContents[0..];
@@ -370,11 +355,11 @@ fn writeBuildZigZon(self: *@This(), workingDir: *std.fs.Dir) !void {
     try writer.print(".{{\n", .{});
 
     try writer.print(
-        \\   .name = .MyProjects,
+        \\   .name = .{s},
         \\   .version = "0.0.0",
         \\   .dependencies = .{{
         \\       .Backlog = .{{ .path = "{s}" }},
-    , .{self.engineRelative.?});
+    , .{ std.fs.path.basename(self.targetDir.?), self.engineRelative.? });
 
     for (entries) |entry| {
         try writer.print("        .{s} = .{{ .path = \"{s}/{s}\" }},\n", .{ entry.name, self.engineRelative.?, entry.path });
@@ -478,8 +463,8 @@ fn updateFingerPrint(self: *@This(), zonEntry: []const u8) void {
     var left: usize = 0;
     while (zonEntry[left] != '0') : (left += 1) {}
 
-    core.engine_log(">> FINGERPRINT '{s}'", .{zonEntry[left .. zonEntry.len - 1]});
-    self.fingerprint = zonEntry[left .. zonEntry.len - 1];
+    core.engine_log(">> FINGERPRINT '{s}'", .{zonEntry[left..zonEntry.len]});
+    self.fingerprint = zonEntry[left..zonEntry.len];
 }
 
 pub fn onFolderSelected(
@@ -523,7 +508,7 @@ fn copyRecursiveDir(
 
 pub fn main() anyerror!void {
     var spec = try api.getSpec("New Project Dialogue");
-    // try spec.put("useGPA", .{ .boolean = false });
+    try spec.put("useGPA", .{ .boolean = false });
     _ = api.startEngine(&NeonObjectTable, &spec);
 }