diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9ca5869..d265bff 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,57 +1,89 @@
+const { Isolate } = require('isolated-vm')
 const { Server } = require('socket.io')
-const { Worker } = require('worker_threads')
-const path = require('path')
+const util = require('util')
+const { stylize } = require('./colors')
+const randomstring = require('randomstring')
+const ChatMessage = require('prismarine-chat')('1.20.1')
+const mc = require('minecraft-protocol')
+const moment = require('moment-timezone')
+const crypto = require('crypto')
+const nbt = require('prismarine-nbt')
+
+const BRIDGE_PREFIX = 'function:'
 
 const io = new Server(3069)
 
 io.on('connection', (socket) => {
-    let worker
+    let functions
 
-    let isFirst = true
+    let proxy
 
-    let jsonArray
+    const handler = {
+        get (target, prop) {
+            if (!target[prop]) throw new Error(`Function "${prop}" not available`)
 
-    function reset () {
-        worker = new Worker(path.join(__dirname, 'vm.js'))
-
-        worker.on('message', (msg) => {
-            switch (msg.type) {
-                case 'socketEmit':
-                    socket.emit(...msg.data)
-
-                    break
-                case 'socketOnce':
-                    socket.once(...msg.data)
-
-                    break
-            }
-        })
-
-        // ohio
-        if (!isFirst) {
-            worker.postMessage({ type: 'setFunctions', jsonArray })
-        } else isFirst = false
+            return (...args) => target[prop](...args)
+        }
     }
 
-    reset()
+    socket.on('setFunctions', (jsonArray) => {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(jsonArray)
 
-    socket.on('setFunctions', (_jsonArray) => {
-        jsonArray = _jsonArray
+        functions = {}
+        
+        for (const eachFuntion of parsed) {
+            functions[eachFuntion] = (...args) => {
+                socket.emit(BRIDGE_PREFIX + eachFuntion, ...args)
 
-        worker.postMessage({ type: 'setFunctions', jsonArray })
+                return new Promise((resolve) => {
+                    socket.once(`functionOutput:${eachFuntion}`, (message, parseJSON) => {
+                        if (parseJSON) resolve(JSON.parse(message))
+                        else resolve(message)
+                    })
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        proxy = new Proxy(functions, handler)
+
+        resetVM()
     })
 
-    socket.on('runCode', (transactionId, code) => {
-        worker.postMessage({ type: 'runCode', code })
+    const isolate = new Isolate({ memoryLimit: 256 })
 
-        worker.on('message', ({ type, error, output }) => {
-            if (type !== 'codeOutput') return
+    let context
+    async function resetVM () {
+        context = await isolate.createContext()
 
-            socket.emit('codeOutput', transactionId, error, output)
-        })
+        // TODO: fix
+
+        // const global = context.global
+
+        // await global.set('this', global.derefInto())
+        // await global.set('global', global.derefInto())
+
+        // await global.set('bridge', () => { return proxy })
+        // await global.set('randomstring', () => randomstring)
+        // await global.set('ChatMessage', () => ChatMessage)
+        // await global.set('mc', () => mc)
+        // await global.set('moment', () => moment)
+        // await global.set('crypto', () => crypto)
+        // await global.set('nbt', () => nbt)
+    }
+
+    resetVM()
+
+    socket.on('runCode', async (transactionId, code) => {
+        try {
+            const output = await context.eval(code, { timeout: 3000 })
+
+            socket.emit('codeOutput', transactionId, false, util.inspect(output, { stylize }))
+        } catch (e) {
+            socket.emit('codeOutput', transactionId, true, e.toString())
+        }
     })
 
-    socket.on('reset', reset)
+    socket.on('reset', resetVM)
 })
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', (e) => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c44da0..6308c03 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "isolated-vm": "^4.6.0",
     "minecraft-protocol": "^1.43.1",
     "moment": "^2.29.4",
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.43",
diff --git a/vm.js b/vm.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 31fdaf5..0000000
--- a/vm.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-const { parentPort } = require('worker_threads')
-const { VM } = require('vm2')
-const randomstring = require('randomstring')
-const ChatMessage = require('prismarine-chat')('1.20.1')
-const mc = require('minecraft-protocol')
-const moment = require('moment-timezone')
-const crypto = require('crypto')
-const nbt = require('prismarine-nbt')
-const util = require('util')
-const { stylize } = require('./colors')
-
-const BRIDGE_PREFIX = 'function:'
-
-let proxy
-
-let vm
-
-const handler = {
-    get (target, prop) {
-        if (!target[prop]) throw new Error(`Function "${prop}" not available`)
-
-        return (...args) => target[prop](...args)
-    }
-}
-
-let functions
-
-parentPort.on('message', (msg) => {
-    switch (msg.type) {
-        case 'setFunctions':
-            const parsed = JSON.parse(msg.jsonArray)
-
-            functions = {}
-
-            for (const eachFuntion of parsed) {
-                functions[eachFuntion] = (...args) => {
-                    parentPort.postMessage({ type: 'socketEmit', data: [BRIDGE_PREFIX + eachFuntion, ...args] })
-
-                    // how do i make thjis work
-                    // return new Promise((resolve) => {
-                    //     parentPort.postMessage({ type: 'socketOnce', data: [`functionOutput:${eachFuntion}`, (message, parseJSON) => {
-                    //         if (parseJSON) resolve(JSON.parse(message))
-                    //         else resolve(message)
-                    //     }]})
-                    // })
-                }
-            }
-
-            proxy = new Proxy(functions, handler)
-
-            vm = new VM({
-                timeout: 500,
-                sandbox: {
-                    get bridge () { return proxy },
-                    randomstring,
-                    ChatMessage,
-                    mc,
-                    moment,
-                    crypto,
-                    nbt
-                }
-            })
-
-            break
-        case 'runCode':
-            try {
-                const output = vm.run(msg.code)
-
-                parentPort.postMessage({ type: 'codeOutput', output: util.inspect(output, { stylize }), error: false })
-            } catch (e) {
-                parentPort.postMessage({ type: 'codeOutput', output: e.toString(), error: true })
-            }
-
-            break
-    }
-})
-
-process.on('uncaughtException', (e) => {
-    console.log(`Caught an uncaught exception in the worker!\n${e.stack}`)
-})