diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/ALttPRandomizer.csproj b/ALttPRandomizer/ALttPRandomizer.csproj
index 08537fd..c76c1ea 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/ALttPRandomizer.csproj
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/ALttPRandomizer.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.13.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.23.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.WebPubSub.AspNetCore" Version="1.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="4.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="7.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/JsonOptions.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/JsonOptions.cs
index ee0ecd6..3af48e8 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/JsonOptions.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/JsonOptions.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
     public static class JsonOptions {
-        public static JsonSerializerOptions Default = new JsonSerializerOptions() {
+        public static JsonSerializerOptions Default = new JsonSerializerOptions(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web) {
             PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower,
             NumberHandling = JsonNumberHandling.Strict,
         }.WithStringEnum();
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs
index 5be1165..78de692 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/Model/SeedSettings.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
     public class SeedSettings {
+        [NoSettingName]
+        public RaceMode Race { get; set; } = RaceMode.Normal;
+
         public Mode Mode { get; set; } = Mode.Open;
 
         [SettingName("swords")]
@@ -54,6 +57,11 @@
         public PrizeShuffle PrizeShuffle { get; set; } = PrizeShuffle.Vanilla;
     }
 
+    public enum RaceMode {
+        Normal,
+        [AdditionalSetting("--securerandom")] Race,
+    }
+
     public enum Mode {
         Open,
         Standard,
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs
index 5670cfe..0b5bc93 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/Program.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 namespace ALttPRandomizer
 {
-    using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
     using ALttPRandomizer.Azure;
     using ALttPRandomizer.Options;
     using ALttPRandomizer.Service;
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
     using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+    using Serilog;
 
     internal class Program
     {
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@
 
             builder.Services.Configure<ServiceOptions>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("ALttPRandomizer"));
 
+            Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+                .ReadFrom.Configuration(builder.Configuration)
+                .CreateLogger();
+
             builder.Services.AddLogging(logger => {
-                logger.AddConsole();
+                logger.ClearProviders();
+                logger.AddSerilog();
             });
 
             var provider = builder.Services.BuildServiceProvider();
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/Randomizer.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/Randomizer.cs
index 1547f9a..d3372e3 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/Randomizer.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/Randomizer.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
         private ServiceOptions Configuration => this.OptionsMonitor.CurrentValue;
 
         public void Randomize(string id, SeedSettings settings) {
+            this.Logger.LogDebug("Recieved request for id {id} to randomize settings {@settings}", id, settings);
+
             var start = new ProcessStartInfo() {
                 FileName = Configuration.PythonPath,
                 WorkingDirectory = Configuration.RandomizerPath,
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@
             this.Logger.LogDebug("Deleting file {filepath}", rom);
             File.Delete(rom);
 
-            this.Logger.LogDebug("Finished uploading seed id {id}", id);
+            this.Logger.LogInformation("Finished uploading seed id {id}", id);
         }
 
         private JsonDocument ProcessMetadata(string path) {
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs
index 300da8d..e771f0e 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/SeedController.cs
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
     using ALttPRandomizer.Model;
     using ALttPRandomizer.Service;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
-    public class GenerateController : Controller {
-        public GenerateController(RandomizeService randomizeService, SeedService seedService) {
+    public class SeedController : Controller {
+        public SeedController(RandomizeService randomizeService, SeedService seedService, ILogger<SeedController> logger) {
             this.RandomizeService = randomizeService;
             this.SeedService = seedService;
+            this.Logger = logger;
         }
 
         private RandomizeService RandomizeService { get; }
         private SeedService SeedService { get; }
+        private ILogger<SeedController> Logger { get; }
 
         [Route("/generate")]
         [HttpPost]
@@ -25,7 +28,19 @@
         [HttpGet]
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetSeed(string id) {
             var result = await this.SeedService.GetSeed(id);
-            return Ok(result);
+            if (result.TryGetValue("status", out var responseCode)) {
+                switch (responseCode) {
+                    case 200:
+                        return Ok(result);
+                    case 404:
+                        return NotFound(result);
+                    case 409:
+                        return Conflict(result);
+                }
+            }
+
+            this.Logger.LogWarning("Unexpected result from SeedService: {@result}", result);
+            return StatusCode(500);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/Service/SeedService.cs b/ALttPRandomizer/Service/SeedService.cs
index a08ab8f..122392a 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/Service/SeedService.cs
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/Service/SeedService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 namespace ALttPRandomizer.Service {
     using ALttPRandomizer.Azure;
+    using ALttPRandomizer.Model;
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Text.Json;
@@ -17,24 +18,41 @@
 
             var result = new Dictionary<string, object>();
 
-            if (files.TryGetValue("settings.json", out var settingsData)) {
-                var json = JsonDocument.Parse(settingsData.ToString());
-                result["settings"] = json;
+            if (!files.TryGetValue("settings.json", out var settingsData)) {
+                result["status"] = 404;
+                result["error"] = "seed not found";
+                return result;
             }
 
+            var settingsJson = JsonDocument.Parse(settingsData.ToString());
+            result["settings"] = settingsJson;
+
+            var settings = settingsJson.Deserialize<SeedSettings>(JsonOptions.Default) ?? new SeedSettings();
+
+            if (!files.TryGetValue("patch.bps", out var patchData)) {
+                if (files.ContainsKey("generating")) {
+                    result["status"] = 409;
+                    result["error"] = "generation still in progress";
+                    return result;
+                } else {
+                    result["status"] = 404;
+                    result["error"] = "generation failed";
+                    return result;
+                }
+            }
+            result["patch"] = Convert.ToBase64String(patchData.ToArray());
+
             if (files.TryGetValue("meta.json", out var metaData)) {
                 var json = JsonDocument.Parse(metaData.ToString());
                 result["meta"] = json;
             }
 
-            if (files.TryGetValue("spoiler.json", out var spoilerData)) {
+            if (settings.Race != RaceMode.Race && files.TryGetValue("spoiler.json", out var spoilerData)) {
                 var json = JsonDocument.Parse(spoilerData.ToString());
                 result["spoiler"] = json;
             }
 
-            if (files.TryGetValue("patch.bps", out var patchData)) {
-                result["patch.bps"] = Convert.ToBase64String(patchData.ToArray());
-            }
+            result["status"] = 200;
 
             return result;
         }
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.Docker.json b/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.Docker.json
index 7aad910..40f3fd9 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.Docker.json
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.Docker.json
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
       "blobstoreEndpoint": "https://alttprstorage.blob.core.windows.net/seeds"
     }
   },
-  "Logging": {
-    "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Information"
-    }
+  "Serilog": {
+    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console" ],
+    "MinimumLevel": "Information",
+    "WriteTo": [
+      { "Name": "Console" }
+    ],
+    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext", "WithMachineName", "WithThreadId" ]
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.json b/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.json
index 6a4adb9..9821d01 100644
--- a/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.json
+++ b/ALttPRandomizer/appsettings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 {
   "ALttPRandomizer": {
+  },
+  "Serilog": {
+    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console" ],
+    "MinimumLevel": "Information",
+    "WriteTo": [
+      { "Name": "Console" }
+    ],
+    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext" ]
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file