diff --git a/dcp/api/compute_for.py b/dcp/api/compute_for.py
index aacc2c1..ae650b4 100644
--- a/dcp/api/compute_for.py
+++ b/dcp/api/compute_for.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def compute_for(*args, **kwargs):
         #  3. For each input element, dereference js_ref if from dcp-client, add a guard if pythonmonkey will mutate it, else as it as-is.
         if job_input_idx != None:
             if hasattr(args[job_input_idx], 'js_ref') and dry.class_manager.reg.find_from_js_instance(args[job_input_idx].js_ref):
-                args[job_input_idx] = args[job_input_idx]
+                args[job_input_idx] = args[job_input_idx].js_ref
             else:
                 try:
                     tmp = args[job_input_idx][0]
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def compute_for(*args, **kwargs):
 
         if job_args_idx != None:
             if hasattr(args[job_args_idx], 'js_ref') and dry.class_manager.reg.find_from_js_instance(args[job_args_idx].js_ref):
-                args[job_args_idx] = args[job_args_idx]
+                args[job_args_idx] = args[job_args_idx].js_ref
             else:
                 try:
                     tmp = args[job_args_idx][0]
diff --git a/dcp/api/job.py b/dcp/api/job.py
index 43fad66..c942127 100644
--- a/dcp/api/job.py
+++ b/dcp/api/job.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def _before_exec(self, *args, **kwargs):
             serialized_input_data = []
             if len(self.serializers):
                 validate_serializers(self.serializers)
-                if hasattr(self.js_ref.jobInputData, 'js_ref') and dry.class_manager.reg.find_from_js_instance(self.js_ref.jobInputData.js_ref):
-                    serialized_input_data = self.js_ref.jobInputData.js_ref
+                if hasattr(self.jobInputData, 'js_ref') and dry.class_manager.reg.find_from_js_instance(self.jobInputData.js_ref):
+                    serialized_input_data = self.jobInputData.js_ref
                 elif isinstance(self.js_ref.jobInputData, list) or utils.instanceof(self.js_ref.jobInputData, pm.globalThis.Array):
                     for input_slice in self.js_ref.jobInputData:
                         # TODO - find better solution
@@ -95,11 +95,8 @@ def _before_exec(self, *args, **kwargs):
                             serialized_input_data.append(serialized_slice)
                 else:
                     serialized_input_data = self.js_ref.jobInputData
-                if hasattr(self.js_ref.jobArguments, 'js_ref') and dry.class_manager.reg.find_from_js_instance(self.js_ref.jobArguments.js_ref):
-                    serialized_arguments = self.js_ref.jobArguments.js_ref
-                # if utils.instanceof(self.js_ref.jobArguments, pm.eval("globalThis.dcp.compute.RemoteDataSet")):
-                    # convertToURL = pm.eval('(urlString) => new URL(urlString)')
-                    # self.js_ref.jobArguments.forEach(lambda argument: serialized_arguments.append(convertToURL(argument)))
+                if hasattr(self.jobArguments, 'js_ref') and dry.class_manager.reg.find_from_js_instance(self.jobArguments.js_ref):
+                    serialized_arguments = [self.jobArguments.js_ref]
                 else:
                     for argument in self.js_ref.jobArguments:
                         # TODO - find better solution
diff --git a/examples/remote-data-job-deploy.py b/examples/remote-data-job-deploy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3baf9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/remote-data-job-deploy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
+import threading
+import json
+
+import dcp; dcp.init()
+
+class SimpleHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        path = int(self.path.strip('/'))
+        self.send_response(200)
+        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+        self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(json.dumps(path).encode())
+
+#start http server on seperate thread
+server_address = ("localhost", 12345)
+httpd = HTTPServer(server_address, SimpleHandler)
+print("Server running at http://localhost:12345")
+server_thread = threading.Thread(target=httpd.serve_forever)
+server_thread.daemon = True 
+server_thread.start()
+
+def workfn(x,y):
+    import dcp
+    dcp.progress()
+    return x * y
+
+
+# 'http://localhost:12345' must be added to a Worker's allowed origins for slices to be completed
+# run worker.originManager.add('http://localhost:12345', null, null) in the console, or edit the worker config
+# On the public group the job will encounter many errors since workers by default can't access that URL
+my_rdp = dcp.compute.RemoteDataPattern('http://localhost:12345/{slice}',5)
+my_rds = dcp.compute.RemoteDataSet('http://localhost:12345/2')
+
+my_j =  dcp.compute_for(my_rdp, workfn, my_rds)
+
+
+# add event listeners
+my_j.on('readystatechange', print)
+my_j.on('result', print)
+my_j.on('error', print)
+
+@my_j.on('accepted')
+def accepted_handler(ev):
+    print(f"jobid = {my_j.id}")
+
+my_j.public.name = 'simple bifrost2 remote data pattern example'
+
+my_j.exec()
+res = my_j.wait()
+
+print(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESULTS ARE IN")
+print(res)