diff --git a/runtime/README.md b/runtime/README.md
index 768d41cd32..94e6a1efe7 100644
--- a/runtime/README.md
+++ b/runtime/README.md
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ Then in another shell, load a `.so` file and start it up:
 # load
 grpcurl -plaintext -import-path ../proto -proto runtime.proto -d '{"service_name": "Tonic", "path": "examples/rocket/hello-world/target/debug/libhello_world.so"}' localhost:6001 runtime.Runtime/Load
 
-# run
-grpcurl -plaintext -import-path ../proto -proto runtime.proto -d '{"service_name": "Tonic"}' localhost:6001 runtime.Runtime/Start
+# run (this deployment id is default uuid encoded as base64)
+grpcurl -plaintext -import-path ../proto -proto runtime.proto -d '{"service_name": "Tonic", "deployment_id": "MDAwMDAwMDAtMDAwMC0wMDAwLTAwMDAtMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAw"}' localhost:6001 runti
+me.Runtime/Start
 
 # subscribe to logs
 grpcurl -plaintext -import-path ../proto -proto runtime.proto localhost:6001 runtime.Runtime/SubscribeLogs
diff --git a/runtime/src/legacy/mod.rs b/runtime/src/legacy/mod.rs
index 105e3f09ef..ae8b278453 100644
--- a/runtime/src/legacy/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/legacy/mod.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ impl Runtime for Legacy {
         let mut factory = abstract_factory.get_factory(service_name);
 
         let logs_tx = self.logs_tx.lock().unwrap().clone();
-        let deployment_id = Uuid::from_slice(&request.deployment_id).unwrap();
+
+        let deployment_id =
+            Uuid::from_str(std::str::from_utf8(&request.deployment_id).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
         let logger = Logger::new(logs_tx, deployment_id);
 
         let so_path = self