diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs
index 8220d83..8c01c63 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
         [RequiredSetting([Apr2025], PrizeShuffle.Vanilla)]
         [NoSettingName([Apr2025])]
         public PrizeShuffle PrizeShuffle { get; set; } = PrizeShuffle.Vanilla;
+
+        [NoSettingName]
+        public BootsSettings StartingBoots { get; set; } = BootsSettings.None;
     }
 
     public enum RandomizerInstance {
@@ -211,4 +214,9 @@
         Nearby,
         Wild,
     }
+
+    public enum BootsSettings {
+        None,
+        [AdditionalSetting("--pseudoboots")] Pseudoboots,
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs
index 0744ccb..795269d 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@
                 });
             });
 
-            builder.Services.AddControllers().AddJsonOptions(x => {
-                x.JsonSerializerOptions.PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true;
-                x.JsonSerializerOptions.PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower;
-                x.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter(JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower, false));
-            });
+            builder.Services.AddControllers()
+                .AddJsonOptions(x => {
+                    x.JsonSerializerOptions.PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true;
+                    x.JsonSerializerOptions.PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower;
+                    x.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter(JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower, false));
+                });
             builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
 
             var options = new DefaultAzureCredentialOptions();
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs
index b579929..75f4585 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
         [Route("/generate")]
         [HttpPost]
         public async Task<ActionResult> Generate([FromBody] SeedSettings settings) {
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid) {
+                return BadRequest(ModelState);
+            }
             try {
                 var id = await this.RandomizeService.RandomizeSeed(settings);
                 var url = string.Format("/seed/{0}", id);