diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/Execution.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/Execution.ts
index 0391f7f..0bc80a7 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/internal/Execution.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/Execution.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   getMacrosFolder,
   HTTPHeaders,
   isDebugOn,
-  SASJSRunTimes
+  RunTimeType
 } from '../../utils'
 
 export interface ExecutionVars {
@@ -37,64 +37,56 @@ export interface ExecuteReturnJson {
   log?: string
 }
 
-export class ExecutionController {
-  async executeFile(
-    programPath: string,
-    preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
-    vars: ExecutionVars,
-    otherArgs?: any,
-    returnJson?: boolean,
-    session?: Session
-  ) {
-    for (const runTime of process.runTimes) {
-      const codePath =
-        path
-          .join(getFilesFolder(), programPath)
-          .replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), path.sep) +
-        '.' +
-        runTime
-      if (await fileExists(codePath)) {
-        const program = await readFile(codePath)
+interface ExecuteFileParams {
+  programPath: string
+  preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars
+  vars: ExecutionVars
+  otherArgs?: any
+  returnJson?: boolean
+  session?: Session
+  runTime: RunTimeType
+}
 
-        if (runTime === SASJSRunTimes.JS) {
-          return this.executeProgram(
-            program,
-            preProgramVariables,
-            vars,
-            otherArgs,
-            returnJson,
-            session,
-            runTime
-          )
-        } else {
-          return this.executeProgram(
-            program,
-            preProgramVariables,
-            vars,
-            otherArgs,
-            returnJson,
-            session,
-            runTime
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    throw `ExecutionController: The Stored Program at "${programPath}" does not exist, or you do not have permission to view it.`
+interface ExecuteProgramParams extends Omit<ExecuteFileParams, 'programPath'> {
+  program: string
+}
+
+export class ExecutionController {
+  async executeFile({
+    programPath,
+    preProgramVariables,
+    vars,
+    otherArgs,
+    returnJson,
+    session,
+    runTime
+  }: ExecuteFileParams) {
+    const program = await readFile(programPath)
+
+    return this.executeProgram({
+      program,
+      preProgramVariables,
+      vars,
+      otherArgs,
+      returnJson,
+      session,
+      runTime
+    })
   }
 
-  async executeProgram(
-    program: string,
-    preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
-    vars: ExecutionVars,
-    otherArgs?: any,
-    returnJson?: boolean,
-    sessionByFileUpload?: Session,
-    runTime: string = 'sas'
-  ): Promise<ExecuteReturnRaw | ExecuteReturnJson> {
+  async executeProgram({
+    program,
+    preProgramVariables,
+    vars,
+    otherArgs,
+    returnJson,
+    session: sessionByFileUpload,
+    runTime
+  }: ExecuteProgramParams): Promise<ExecuteReturnRaw | ExecuteReturnJson> {
     const sessionController =
-      runTime === SASJSRunTimes.JS
-        ? getJSSessionController()
-        : getSASSessionController()
+      runTime === RunTimeType.SAS
+        ? getSASSessionController()
+        : getJSSessionController()
 
     const session =
       sessionByFileUpload ?? (await sessionController.getSession())
@@ -112,69 +104,17 @@ export class ExecutionController {
       preProgramVariables?.httpHeaders.join('\n') ?? ''
     )
 
-    if (runTime === SASJSRunTimes.JS) {
-      program = await this.createJSProgram(
-        program,
-        preProgramVariables,
-        vars,
-        session,
-        weboutPath,
-        tokenFile,
-        otherArgs
-      )
-
-      const codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.js')
-
-      try {
-        await createFile(codePath, program)
-
-        // create a stream that will write to console outputs to log file
-        const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(logPath)
-
-        // waiting for the open event so that we can have underlying file descriptor
-        await once(writeStream, 'open')
-
-        execFileSync('node', [codePath], {
-          stdio: ['ignore', writeStream, writeStream]
-        })
-
-        // copy the code.js program to log and end write stream
-        writeStream.end(program)
-
-        session.completed = true
-        console.log('session completed', session)
-      } catch (err: any) {
-        session.completed = true
-        session.crashed = err.toString()
-        console.log('session crashed', session.id, session.crashed)
-      }
-    } else {
-      program = await this.createSASProgram(
-        program,
-        preProgramVariables,
-        vars,
-        session,
-        weboutPath,
-        tokenFile,
-        otherArgs
-      )
-
-      const codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.sas')
-
-      // Creating this file in a RUNNING session will break out
-      // the autoexec loop and actually execute the program
-      // but - given it will take several milliseconds to create
-      // (which can mean SAS trying to run a partial program, or
-      // failing due to file lock) we first create the file THEN
-      // we rename it.
-      await createFile(codePath + '.bkp', program)
-      await moveFile(codePath + '.bkp', codePath)
-
-      // we now need to poll the session status
-      while (!session.completed) {
-        await delay(50)
-      }
-    }
+    await processProgram(
+      program,
+      preProgramVariables,
+      vars,
+      session,
+      weboutPath,
+      tokenFile,
+      runTime,
+      logPath,
+      otherArgs
+    )
 
     const log = (await fileExists(logPath)) ? await readFile(logPath) : ''
     const headersContent = (await fileExists(headersPath))
@@ -212,129 +152,6 @@ export class ExecutionController {
     }
   }
 
-  private async createSASProgram(
-    program: string,
-    preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
-    vars: ExecutionVars,
-    session: Session,
-    weboutPath: string,
-    tokenFile: string,
-    otherArgs?: any
-  ) {
-    const varStatments = Object.keys(vars).reduce(
-      (computed: string, key: string) =>
-        `${computed}%let ${key}=${vars[key]};\n`,
-      ''
-    )
-
-    const preProgramVarStatments = `
-%let _sasjs_tokenfile=${tokenFile};
-%let _sasjs_username=${preProgramVariables?.username};
-%let _sasjs_userid=${preProgramVariables?.userId};
-%let _sasjs_displayname=${preProgramVariables?.displayName};
-%let _sasjs_apiserverurl=${preProgramVariables?.serverUrl};
-%let _sasjs_apipath=/SASjsApi/stp/execute;
-%let _metaperson=&_sasjs_displayname;
-%let _metauser=&_sasjs_username;
-%let sasjsprocessmode=Stored Program;
-%let sasjs_stpsrv_header_loc=%sysfunc(pathname(work))/../stpsrv_header.txt;
-
-%global SYSPROCESSMODE SYSTCPIPHOSTNAME SYSHOSTINFOLONG;
-%macro _sasjs_server_init();
-  %if "&SYSPROCESSMODE"="" %then %let SYSPROCESSMODE=&sasjsprocessmode;
-  %if "&SYSTCPIPHOSTNAME"="" %then %let SYSTCPIPHOSTNAME=&_sasjs_apiserverurl;
-%mend;
-%_sasjs_server_init()
-`
-
-    program = `
-options insert=(SASAUTOS="${getMacrosFolder()}");
-
-/* runtime vars */
-${varStatments}
-filename _webout "${weboutPath}" mod;
-
-/* dynamic user-provided vars */
-${preProgramVarStatments}
-
-/* user autoexec starts */
-${otherArgs?.userAutoExec ?? ''}
-/* user autoexec ends */
-
-/* actual job code */
-${program}`
-
-    // if no files are uploaded filesNamesMap will be undefined
-    if (otherArgs?.filesNamesMap) {
-      const uploadSasCode = await generateFileUploadSasCode(
-        otherArgs.filesNamesMap,
-        session.path
-      )
-
-      //If sas code for the file is generated it will be appended to the top of sasCode
-      if (uploadSasCode.length > 0) {
-        program = `${uploadSasCode}` + program
-      }
-    }
-    return program
-  }
-
-  private async createJSProgram(
-    program: string,
-    preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
-    vars: ExecutionVars,
-    session: Session,
-    weboutPath: string,
-    tokenFile: string,
-    otherArgs?: any
-  ) {
-    const varStatments = Object.keys(vars).reduce(
-      (computed: string, key: string) =>
-        `${computed}const ${key} = '${vars[key]}';\n`,
-      ''
-    )
-
-    const preProgramVarStatments = `
-const weboutPath = '${weboutPath}'; 
-const _sasjs_tokenfile = '${tokenFile}';
-const _sasjs_username = '${preProgramVariables?.username}';
-const _sasjs_userid = '${preProgramVariables?.userId}';
-const _sasjs_displayname = '${preProgramVariables?.displayName}';
-const _metaperson = _sasjs_displayname;
-const _metauser = _sasjs_username;
-const sasjsprocessmode = 'Stored Program';
-`
-
-    const requiredModules = `const fs = require('fs-extra')`
-
-    program = `
-/* runtime vars */
-${varStatments}
-
-/* dynamic user-provided vars */
-${preProgramVarStatments}
-
-/* actual job code */
-${program}
-
-/* write webout file*/
-fs.promises.writeFile(weboutPath, _webout)
-`
-    // if no files are uploaded filesNamesMap will be undefined
-    if (otherArgs?.filesNamesMap) {
-      const uploadJSCode = await generateFileUploadJSCode(
-        otherArgs.filesNamesMap,
-        session.path
-      )
-
-      //If js code for the file is generated it will be appended to the top of jsCode
-      if (uploadJSCode.length > 0) {
-        program = `${uploadJSCode}\n` + program
-      }
-    }
-    return requiredModules + program
-  }
-
   buildDirectoryTree() {
     const root: TreeNode = {
       name: 'files',
@@ -374,3 +191,201 @@ fs.promises.writeFile(weboutPath, _webout)
 }
 
 const delay = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+
+const createSASProgram = async (
+  program: string,
+  preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
+  vars: ExecutionVars,
+  session: Session,
+  weboutPath: string,
+  tokenFile: string,
+  otherArgs?: any
+) => {
+  const varStatments = Object.keys(vars).reduce(
+    (computed: string, key: string) => `${computed}%let ${key}=${vars[key]};\n`,
+    ''
+  )
+
+  const preProgramVarStatments = `
+%let _sasjs_tokenfile=${tokenFile};
+%let _sasjs_username=${preProgramVariables?.username};
+%let _sasjs_userid=${preProgramVariables?.userId};
+%let _sasjs_displayname=${preProgramVariables?.displayName};
+%let _sasjs_apiserverurl=${preProgramVariables?.serverUrl};
+%let _sasjs_apipath=/SASjsApi/stp/execute;
+%let _metaperson=&_sasjs_displayname;
+%let _metauser=&_sasjs_username;
+%let sasjsprocessmode=Stored Program;
+%let sasjs_stpsrv_header_loc=%sysfunc(pathname(work))/../stpsrv_header.txt;
+
+%global SYSPROCESSMODE SYSTCPIPHOSTNAME SYSHOSTINFOLONG;
+%macro _sasjs_server_init();
+%if "&SYSPROCESSMODE"="" %then %let SYSPROCESSMODE=&sasjsprocessmode;
+%if "&SYSTCPIPHOSTNAME"="" %then %let SYSTCPIPHOSTNAME=&_sasjs_apiserverurl;
+%mend;
+%_sasjs_server_init()
+`
+
+  program = `
+options insert=(SASAUTOS="${getMacrosFolder()}");
+
+/* runtime vars */
+${varStatments}
+filename _webout "${weboutPath}" mod;
+
+/* dynamic user-provided vars */
+${preProgramVarStatments}
+
+/* user autoexec starts */
+${otherArgs?.userAutoExec ?? ''}
+/* user autoexec ends */
+
+/* actual job code */
+${program}`
+
+  // if no files are uploaded filesNamesMap will be undefined
+  if (otherArgs?.filesNamesMap) {
+    const uploadSasCode = await generateFileUploadSasCode(
+      otherArgs.filesNamesMap,
+      session.path
+    )
+
+    //If sas code for the file is generated it will be appended to the top of sasCode
+    if (uploadSasCode.length > 0) {
+      program = `${uploadSasCode}` + program
+    }
+  }
+  return program
+}
+
+const createJSProgram = async (
+  program: string,
+  preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
+  vars: ExecutionVars,
+  session: Session,
+  weboutPath: string,
+  tokenFile: string,
+  otherArgs?: any
+) => {
+  const varStatments = Object.keys(vars).reduce(
+    (computed: string, key: string) =>
+      `${computed}const ${key} = '${vars[key]}';\n`,
+    ''
+  )
+
+  const preProgramVarStatments = `
+const weboutPath = '${weboutPath}'; 
+const _sasjs_tokenfile = '${tokenFile}';
+const _sasjs_username = '${preProgramVariables?.username}';
+const _sasjs_userid = '${preProgramVariables?.userId}';
+const _sasjs_displayname = '${preProgramVariables?.displayName}';
+const _metaperson = _sasjs_displayname;
+const _metauser = _sasjs_username;
+const sasjsprocessmode = 'Stored Program';
+`
+
+  const requiredModules = `const fs = require('fs-extra')`
+
+  program = `
+/* runtime vars */
+${varStatments}
+
+/* dynamic user-provided vars */
+${preProgramVarStatments}
+
+/* actual job code */
+${program}
+
+/* write webout file*/
+fs.promises.writeFile(weboutPath, _webout)
+`
+  // if no files are uploaded filesNamesMap will be undefined
+  if (otherArgs?.filesNamesMap) {
+    const uploadJSCode = await generateFileUploadJSCode(
+      otherArgs.filesNamesMap,
+      session.path
+    )
+
+    //If js code for the file is generated it will be appended to the top of jsCode
+    if (uploadJSCode.length > 0) {
+      program = `${uploadJSCode}\n` + program
+    }
+  }
+  return requiredModules + program
+}
+
+const processProgram = async (
+  program: string,
+  preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
+  vars: ExecutionVars,
+  session: Session,
+  weboutPath: string,
+  tokenFile: string,
+  runTime: RunTimeType,
+  logPath: string,
+  otherArgs?: any
+) => {
+  if (runTime === RunTimeType.JS) {
+    program = await createJSProgram(
+      program,
+      preProgramVariables,
+      vars,
+      session,
+      weboutPath,
+      tokenFile,
+      otherArgs
+    )
+
+    const codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.js')
+
+    try {
+      await createFile(codePath, program)
+
+      // create a stream that will write to console outputs to log file
+      const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(logPath)
+
+      // waiting for the open event so that we can have underlying file descriptor
+      await once(writeStream, 'open')
+
+      execFileSync('node', [codePath], {
+        stdio: ['ignore', writeStream, writeStream]
+      })
+
+      // copy the code.js program to log and end write stream
+      writeStream.end(program)
+
+      session.completed = true
+      console.log('session completed', session)
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      session.completed = true
+      session.crashed = err.toString()
+      console.log('session crashed', session.id, session.crashed)
+    }
+  } else {
+    program = await createSASProgram(
+      program,
+      preProgramVariables,
+      vars,
+      session,
+      weboutPath,
+      tokenFile,
+      otherArgs
+    )
+
+    const codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.sas')
+
+    // Creating this file in a RUNNING session will break out
+    // the autoexec loop and actually execute the program
+    // but - given it will take several milliseconds to create
+    // (which can mean SAS trying to run a partial program, or
+    // failing due to file lock) we first create the file THEN
+    // we rename it.
+    await createFile(codePath + '.bkp', program)
+    await moveFile(codePath + '.bkp', codePath)
+
+    // we now need to poll the session status
+    while (!session.completed) {
+      await delay(50)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/FileUploadController.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/FileUploadController.ts
index 4e4b832..d267d43 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/internal/FileUploadController.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/FileUploadController.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-import path from 'path'
 import { Request, RequestHandler } from 'express'
 import multer from 'multer'
-import { uuidv4, fileExists } from '@sasjs/utils'
+import { uuidv4 } from '@sasjs/utils'
 import { getSASSessionController, getJSSessionController } from '.'
-import { getFilesFolder, SASJSRunTimes } from '../../utils'
+import {
+  executeProgramRawValidation,
+  getRunTimeAndFilePath,
+  RunTimeType
+} from '../../utils'
 
 export class FileUploadController {
   private storage = multer.diskStorage({
@@ -22,31 +25,26 @@ export class FileUploadController {
   //It will intercept request and generate unique uuid to be used as a subfolder name
   //that will store the files uploaded
   public preUploadMiddleware: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
-    const programPath = req.query._program as string
+    const { error: errQ, value: query } = executeProgramRawValidation(req.query)
+    const { error: errB, value: body } = executeProgramRawValidation(req.body)
 
-    for (const runTime of process.runTimes) {
-      const codePath =
-        path
-          .join(getFilesFolder(), programPath)
-          .replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), path.sep) +
-        '.' +
-        runTime
+    if (errQ && errB) return res.status(400).send(errB.details[0].message)
 
-      if (await fileExists(codePath)) {
-        let sessionController
-        if (runTime === SASJSRunTimes.JS) {
-          sessionController = getJSSessionController()
-        } else {
-          sessionController = getSASSessionController()
-        }
-        const session = await sessionController.getSession()
-        // marking consumed true, so that it's not available
-        // as readySession for any other request
-        session.consumed = true
-        req.sasjsSession = session
-        break
-      }
-    }
+    const programPath = (query?._program ?? body?._program) as string
+
+    const { runTime } = await getRunTimeAndFilePath(programPath)
+
+    const sessionController =
+      runTime === RunTimeType.SAS
+        ? getSASSessionController()
+        : getJSSessionController()
+
+    const session = await sessionController.getSession()
+    // marking consumed true, so that it's not available
+    // as readySession for any other request
+    session.consumed = true
+
+    req.sasjsSession = session
 
     next()
   }
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/stp.ts b/api/src/controllers/stp.ts
index d3b01bf..624762c 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/stp.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/stp.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import express from 'express'
-import path from 'path'
 import {
   Request,
   Security,
@@ -19,12 +18,12 @@ import {
 } from './internal'
 import {
   getPreProgramVariables,
-  getFilesFolder,
   HTTPHeaders,
   isDebugOn,
   LogLine,
   makeFilesNamesMap,
-  parseLogToArray
+  parseLogToArray,
+  getRunTimeAndFilePath
 } from '../utils'
 import { MulterFile } from '../types/Upload'
 
@@ -132,13 +131,16 @@ const executeReturnRaw = async (
 ): Promise<string | Buffer> => {
   const query = req.query as ExecutionVars
 
+  const { codePath, runTime } = await getRunTimeAndFilePath(_program)
+
   try {
     const { result, httpHeaders } =
-      (await new ExecutionController().executeFile(
-        _program,
-        getPreProgramVariables(req),
-        query
-      )) as ExecuteReturnRaw
+      (await new ExecutionController().executeFile({
+        programPath: codePath,
+        preProgramVariables: getPreProgramVariables(req),
+        vars: query,
+        runTime
+      })) as ExecuteReturnRaw
 
     // Should over-ride response header for debug
     // on GET request to see entire log rendering on browser.
@@ -167,20 +169,23 @@ const executeReturnJson = async (
   req: express.Request,
   _program: string
 ): Promise<ExecuteReturnJsonResponse> => {
+  const { codePath, runTime } = await getRunTimeAndFilePath(_program)
+
   const filesNamesMap = req.files?.length
     ? makeFilesNamesMap(req.files as MulterFile[])
     : null
 
   try {
     const { webout, log, httpHeaders } =
-      (await new ExecutionController().executeFile(
-        _program,
-        getPreProgramVariables(req),
-        { ...req.query, ...req.body },
-        { filesNamesMap: filesNamesMap },
-        true,
-        req.sasjsSession
-      )) as ExecuteReturnJson
+      (await new ExecutionController().executeFile({
+        programPath: codePath,
+        preProgramVariables: getPreProgramVariables(req),
+        vars: { ...req.query, ...req.body },
+        otherArgs: { filesNamesMap: filesNamesMap },
+        returnJson: true,
+        session: req.sasjsSession,
+        runTime
+      })) as ExecuteReturnJson
 
     let weboutRes: string | IRecordOfAny = webout
     if (httpHeaders['content-type']?.toLowerCase() === 'application/json') {
diff --git a/api/src/routes/api/stp.ts b/api/src/routes/api/stp.ts
index 5ea37db..858feb5 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/api/stp.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/stp.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@ stpRouter.post(
   fileUploadController.preUploadMiddleware,
   fileUploadController.getMulterUploadObject().any(),
   async (req, res: any) => {
-    const { error: errQ, value: query } = executeProgramRawValidation(req.query)
-    const { error: errB, value: body } = executeProgramRawValidation(req.body)
+    // below validations are moved to preUploadMiddleware
+    // const { error: errQ, value: query } = executeProgramRawValidation(req.query)
+    // const { error: errB, value: body } = executeProgramRawValidation(req.body)
 
-    if (errQ && errB) return res.status(400).send(errB.details[0].message)
+    // if (errQ && errB) return res.status(400).send(errB.details[0].message)
 
     try {
       const response = await controller.executeReturnJson(
         req,
-        body,
-        query?._program
+        req.body,
+        req.query?._program as string
       )
 
       // TODO: investigate if this code is required
diff --git a/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts b/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts
index 2d345c1..e8e83b4 100644
--- a/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 declare namespace NodeJS {
   export interface Process {
-    runTimes: string[]
     sasLoc: string
     driveLoc: string
     sasSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').SASSessionController
     jsSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').JSSessionController
     appStreamConfig: import('../').AppStreamConfig
     logger: import('@sasjs/utils/logger').Logger
+    runTimes: import('../../utils').RunTimeType[]
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts b/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f25edf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileExists } from '@sasjs/utils'
+import { getFilesFolder } from './file'
+
+export const getRunTimeAndFilePath = async (programPath: string) => {
+  for (const runTime of process.runTimes) {
+    const codePath =
+      path
+        .join(getFilesFolder(), programPath)
+        .replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), path.sep) +
+      '.' +
+      runTime
+
+    if (await fileExists(codePath)) return { codePath, runTime }
+  }
+
+  throw `The Program at (${programPath}) does not exist.`
+}
diff --git a/api/src/utils/index.ts b/api/src/utils/index.ts
index 09254ba..b520778 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export * from './generateRefreshToken'
 export * from './getCertificates'
 export * from './getDesktopFields'
 export * from './getPreProgramVariables'
+export * from './getRunTimeAndFilePath'
 export * from './getServerUrl'
 export * from './instantiateLogger'
 export * from './isDebugOn'
diff --git a/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts b/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts
index 22205b3..43725a3 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import { createFolder, getAbsolutePath, getRealPath } from '@sasjs/utils'
 
-import { getDesktopFields, ModeType } from '.'
+import { getDesktopFields, ModeType, RunTimeType } from '.'
 
 export const setProcessVariables = async () => {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
@@ -19,18 +19,15 @@ export const setProcessVariables = async () => {
     process.sasLoc = sasLoc
   }
 
-  const { SASJS_RUNTIMES } = process.env
-
-  const runTimes = SASJS_RUNTIMES
-    ? SASJS_RUNTIMES.split(',').map((runTime) => runTime.toLowerCase())
-    : ['sas']
-  process.runTimes = runTimes
-
   const { SASJS_ROOT } = process.env
   const absPath = getAbsolutePath(SASJS_ROOT ?? 'sasjs_root', process.cwd())
   await createFolder(absPath)
   process.driveLoc = getRealPath(absPath)
 
+  const { RUN_TIMES } = process.env
+  process.runTimes = (RUN_TIMES as string).split(',') as RunTimeType[]
+
   console.log('sasLoc: ', process.sasLoc)
   console.log('sasDrive: ', process.driveLoc)
+  console.log('runTimes: ', process.runTimes)
 }
diff --git a/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts b/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts
index 469c90f..e596074 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export enum LOG_FORMAT_MORGANType {
   tiny = 'tiny'
 }
 
-export enum SASJSRunTimes {
+export enum RunTimeType {
   SAS = 'sas',
   JS = 'js'
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const verifyEnvVariables = (): ReturnCode => {
 
   errors.push(...verifyLOG_FORMAT_MORGAN())
 
-  errors.push(...verifySASJSRunTimes())
+  errors.push(...verifyRUN_TIMES())
 
   if (errors.length) {
     process.logger?.error(
@@ -209,26 +209,24 @@ const verifyLOG_FORMAT_MORGAN = (): string[] => {
   return errors
 }
 
-const verifySASJSRunTimes = (): string[] => {
+const verifyRUN_TIMES = (): string[] => {
   const errors: string[] = []
-  const { SASJS_RUNTIMES } = process.env
+  const { RUN_TIMES } = process.env
 
-  if (SASJS_RUNTIMES) {
-    const runTimes = SASJS_RUNTIMES.split(',').map((runTime) =>
-      runTime.toLowerCase()
-    )
+  if (RUN_TIMES) {
+    const runTimes = RUN_TIMES.split(',')
 
-    const possibleRunTimes = Object.values(SASJSRunTimes)
+    const runTimeTypes = Object.values(RunTimeType)
 
     runTimes.forEach((runTime) => {
-      if (!possibleRunTimes.includes(runTime as SASJSRunTimes)) {
+      if (!runTimeTypes.includes(runTime.toLowerCase() as RunTimeType)) {
         errors.push(
-          `- Invalid '${runTime}' runtime\n - valid options ${possibleRunTimes}`
+          `- Invalid '${runTime}' runtime\n - valid options ${runTimeTypes}`
         )
       }
     })
   } else {
-    process.env.SASJS_RUNTIMES = DEFAULTS.SASJS_RUNTIMES
+    process.env.RUN_TIMES = DEFAULTS.RUN_TIMES
   }
   return errors
 }
@@ -239,5 +237,5 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
   PORT: '5000',
   HELMET_COEP: HelmetCoepType.TRUE,
   LOG_FORMAT_MORGAN: LOG_FORMAT_MORGANType.Common,
-  SASJS_RUNTIMES: SASJSRunTimes.SAS
+  RUN_TIMES: RunTimeType.SAS
 }