diff --git a/zx b/zx
index a66d838..0f21ff0 100755
--- a/zx
+++ b/zx
@@ -144,44 +144,13 @@ run(Identifier, Args) ->
     State = #s{realm   = Realm,
                name    = Name,
                version = Version},
-    NextState = #s{version = Installed} = ensure_installed(State),
+    NewState = #s{version = Installed} = ensure_installed(State),
     PackageID = {Realm, Name, Installed},
     Dir = filename:join("lib", package_string(PackageID)),
     Meta = read_meta(Dir),
     Deps = maps:get(deps, Meta),
-    NewState = ensure_deps(NextState#s{dir = Dir, deps = Deps}),
-    execute(NewState).
-
-
-%    Required = [PackageID | Deps],
-%    Needed = scrub(Required),
-%    Host = {"localhost", 11411},
-%    Socket = connect(Host, user),
-%    ok = fetch(Socket, Needed),
-%    ok = lists:foreach(fun install/1, Needed),
-%    ok = lists:foreach(fun build/1, Required),
-%    ok = file:set_cwd(PackageRoot),
-%    case maps:get(type, Meta) of
-%        app ->
-%            true = register(zx, self()),
-%            ok = inets:start(),
-%            ok = log(info, "Starting ~ts", [package_string(PackageID)]),
-%            PackageMod = list_to_atom(Name),
-%            {ok, Pid} = PackageMod:start(normal, Args),
-%            Mon = monitor(process, Pid),
-%            Shell = spawn(shell, start, []),
-%            ok = log(info, "Your shell is ~p, application is: ~p", [Shell, Pid]),
-%            State = #s{realm   = Realm,
-%                       name    = Name,
-%                       version = Version,
-%                       pid     = Pid,
-%                       mon     = Mon},
-%            exec_wait(State);
-%        lib ->
-%            Message = "Lib ~ts is available on the system, but is not a standalone app.",
-%            ok = log(info, Message, [package_string(PackageID)]),
-%            halt(0)
-%    end.
+    ok = ensure_deps(Deps),
+    execute(NewState#s{dir = Dir, deps = Deps}).
 
 
 
@@ -348,10 +317,10 @@ ensure_installed(State = #s{realm = Realm, name = Name, version = Version}) ->
                     | exact
                     | {ok, Installed :: version()}.
 %% @private
-%% Resolve the provided PackageID to the latest matching installed package directory version
-%% if one exists, returning a value that indicates whether an exact match was found (in the
-%% case of a full version input), a version matching a partial version input was found, or no
-%% match was found at all.
+%% Resolve the provided PackageID to the latest matching installed package directory
+%% version if one exists, returning a value that indicates whether an exact match was
+%% found (in the case of a full version input), a version matching a partial version
+%% input was found, or no match was found at all.
 
 resolve_installed_version(PackageID) ->
     PackageString = package_string(PackageID),
@@ -371,35 +340,52 @@ resolve_installed_version(PackageID) ->
     end.
 
 
-ensure_deps(State = #s{realm = Realm, deps = Deps, socket = MaybeSocket}) ->
+ensure_deps(Deps) ->
     case scrub(Deps) of
         [] ->
-            State;
+            ok;
         Needed ->
-            Sorted = lists:sort(Needed),
-            Partition =
-                fun(D = {R, _, _}, M) ->
-                    maps:update_with(R, fun(Ds) -> [D | Ds] end, [D], M)
+            Partitioned = partition_by_realm(Needed),
+            EnsureDeps =
+                fun({Realm, Packages}) ->
+                    Socket = connect_user(Realm),
+                    ok = ensure_deps(Socket, Realm, Packages),
+                    ok = disconnect(Socket),
+                    log(info, "Disconnecting from realm: ~ts", [Realm]),
                 end,
-            Partitioned = lists:foldl(Partition, #{}, Needed),
+            lists:foreach(EnsureDeps, Partitioned)
+    end.
 
 
--spec ensure_dep(package_id()) -> ok | no_return().
+partition_by_realm(PackageIDs) ->
+    Sorted = lists:sort(Needed),
+    PartitionMap = lists:foldl(fun partition_by_realm/2, #{}, Needed),
+    maps:to_list(PartitionMap).
+
+
+partition_by_realm({R, P, V}, M) ->
+    maps:update_with(R, fun(Ps) -> [{P, V} | Ps] end, [{P, V}], M).
+
+
+ensure_deps(_, _, []) ->
+    ok;
+ensure_deps(Socket, Realm, [{Name, Version} | Rest]) ->
+    ok = ensure_dep(Socket, {Realm, Name, Version}),
+    ensure_deps(Socket, Realm, Rest).
+
+
+-spec ensure_dep(gen_tcp:socket(), package_id()) -> ok | no_return().
 %% @private
 %% Given an PackageID as an argument, check whether its package file exists in the
 %% system cache, and if not download it. Should return `ok' whenever the file is
 %% sourced, but exit with an error if it cannot locate or acquire the package.
 
-ensure_dep(PackageID) ->
+ensure_dep(Socket, PackageID) ->
     ZrpFile = filename:join("zrp", namify_zrp(PackageID)),
     ok =
         case filelib:is_regular(ZrpFile) of
-            true ->
-                ok;
-            false ->
-                PackageString = package_string(PackageID),
-                log(error, "Would fetch ~ts now, but not implemented", [PackageString]),
-                halt(0)
+            true  -> ok;
+            false -> fetch(Socket, PackageID)
         end,
     install(PackageID).
 
@@ -576,10 +562,9 @@ verup(_)       -> usage_exit(22).
 
 run_local(Args) ->
     Meta = read_meta(),
-    {package_id, PackageID} = lists:keyfind(package_id, 1, Meta),
-    {Realm, Name, Version} = PackageID,
-    {type, Type} = lists:keyfind(type, 1, Meta),
-    {deps, Deps} = lists:keyfind(deps, 1, Meta),
+    {Realm, Name, Version} = maps:get(package_id, Meta),
+    Type = maps:get(type, Meta),
+    Deps = maps:get(deps, Meta),
     ok = build(),
     {ok, Dir} = file:get_cwd(),
     ok = file:set_cwd(zomp_dir()),
@@ -589,12 +574,8 @@ run_local(Args) ->
                type    = Type,
                deps    = Deps,
                dir     = Dir},
-    NewState = ensure_deps(State),
-    execute(State).
-    
-
-ensure_deps(Deps, State) ->
-
+    ok = ensure_deps(Deps),
+    ok = file:set_cwd(Dir),
     execute(State).
 
 
@@ -613,23 +594,14 @@ execute(State = #s{type = app}) ->
                pid     = Pid,
                mon     = Mon},
     exec_wait(State);
-execute(State = #s{type = lib}) ->
+execute(State = #s{type = lib, realm = Realm, name = Name, version = Version}) ->
     Message = "Lib ~ts is available on the system, but is not a standalone app",
-    ok = log(info, Message, [package_string(PackageID)]),
+    PackageString = package_string({Realm, Name, Version}),
+    ok = log(info, Message, [PackageString]),
     halt(0).
 
 
 
-%    Needed = scrub(Deps),
-%    Host = {"localhost", 11411},
-%    Socket = connect(Host, user),
-%    ok = fetch(Socket, Needed),
-%    ok = lists:foreach(fun install/1, Needed),
-%    ok = lists:foreach(fun build/1, Deps),
-%    ok = file:set_cwd(ProjectRoot),
-
-
-
 %%% Package generation
 
 -spec package(TargetDir) -> no_return()
@@ -1443,53 +1415,45 @@ verify(Data, Signature, PubKey) ->
     end.
 
 
--spec fetch(gen_tcp:socket(), [package_id()]) -> ok.
+-spec fetch(gen_tcp:socket(), package_id()) -> ok.
 %% @private
-%% Download a list of deps to the local package cache.
+%% Download a package to the local cache.
 
-fetch(Socket, Needed) ->
-    Namified = lists:map(fun namify_zrp/1, Needed),
-    {Have, Lack} = lists:partition(fun filelib:is_regular/1, Namified),
-    ok = lists:foreach(fun(A) -> log(info, "Have ~ts", [A]) end, Have),
-    ok = lists:foreach(fun(A) -> log(info, "Lack ~ts", [A]) end, Lack),
-    ok = send(Socket, "Would be sending fetch requests now."),
-    log(info, "Done fake fetching").
+fetch(Socket, PackageID) ->
+    ok = send(Socket, {fetch, PackageID}),
+    ok = await_zrp(Socket, PackageID),
+    ok = receive_zrp(Socket, PackageID),
+    log(info, "Fetched ~ts", [package_string(PackageID)]).
 
 
-%    Grouped = group_by_realm(Needed),
-%    Realms = [R || {R, _} <- Grouped],
-%    Sockets = connect(Realms),
-%    fetch(Sockets, Groups).
-%
-%
-%-spec group_by_realm(AppIDs) -> GroupedAppIDs
-%    when AppIDs        :: [app_id()],
-%         GroupedAppIDs :: [{realm(), [app_id()]}].
-%%% @private
-%%% Group apps by realm.
-%
-%group_by_realm(AppIDs) ->
-%    Group =
-%        fun(AppID = {Realm, _, _}, Groups) ->
-%            case lists:keyfind(Realm, Groups) of
-%                {Realm, Members} ->
-%                    lists:keystore(Realm, 1, Groups, {Realm, [AppID | Members]});
-%                false ->
-%                    lists:keystore(Realm, 1, Groups, {Realm, [AppID]})
-%            end
-%        end,
-%    lists:foldl(Group, AppIDs).
-%
-%
-%    ZrpFile = namify_zrp(AppID),
-%    case filelib:is_regular(filename:join("zrp", ZrpFile)) of
-%        true ->
-%            log(info, "Found in cache: ~ts", [ZrpFile]);
-%        false ->
-%            log(info, "Would download: ~ts", [ZrpFile])
-%    end.
+await_zrp(Socket, PackageID) ->
+    receive
+        {tcp, Socket, Bin} ->
+            case binary_to_term(Bin, [safe]) of
+                sending ->
+                    ok;
+                Error = {error, Reason} ->
+                    PackageString = package_string(PackageID),
+                    Message = "Error receiving package ~ts: ~tp",
+                    ok = log(info, Message, [PackageString, Reason]),
+                    Error
+        after 60000 ->
+            {error, timeout}
+   end.
 
 
+receive_zrp(Socket, PackageID) ->
+    receive
+        {tcp, Socket, Bin} ->
+            ZrpPath = filename:join("zrp", namify_zrp(PackageID)),
+            ok = file:write_file(ZrpPath, Bin),
+            ok = send(Socket, ok),
+            log(info, "Wrote ~ts", [ZrpPath])
+        after 60000 ->
+            ok = log(error, "Timeout in socket receive for ~tp", [PackageID]),
+            {error, timeout}
+    end.
+
 
 %%% Utility functions