diff --git a/gpextras.py b/gpextras.py
index 4c0de26..51b2afb 100644
--- a/gpextras.py
+++ b/gpextras.py
@@ -89,15 +89,16 @@ def logprogress(rowValue,rowIndex):
 
 class MRSCompiler(MRCompiler):
     """Compile tasks to commands that are executable on most Unix shells,
-    with the mrs_gp.py program.
+    with the mrs_gp.py program.  To use this compiler you need to
+    call planner.registerCompiler('mrs_go',gpextras.MRSCompiler)
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.mrsCommand = os.environ.get('GP_MRS_COMMAND','mrs_gp')
+        self.mrsCommand = os.environ.get('GP_MRS_COMMAND','python -m mrs_gp')
 
     def distributeCommands(self,task,gp,maybeRemoteCopy,localCopy):
         """Distribute the remote copy to the local directory."""
-        return ['cp -f %s %s || echo warning: the copy failed!' % (maybeRemoteCopy,localCopy)]
+        return ['%s --fs getmerge %s > %s|| echo warning: the copy failed!' % (self.mrsCommand,maybeRemoteCopy,localCopy)]
 
     def simpleMapCommands(self,task,gp,mapCom,src,dst):
         """A map-only job with zero or one inputs."""
diff --git a/mrs_gp.py b/mrs_gp.py
index b18c81d..6729758 100644
--- a/mrs_gp.py
+++ b/mrs_gp.py
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ def runServer():
     #thid will allow access from anywhere....
     server_address = ('0.0.0.0', serverPort)    
     httpd = ThreadingServer(server_address, MRSHandler)
-    startMsg = 'http server started on http://%s:%d/ls&html=1 at %s' % (httpd.server_name,serverPort,time.strftime('%X %x'))
+    startMsg = 'http server started on http://%s:%d/ls?html=1 at %s' % (httpd.server_name,serverPort,time.strftime('%X %x'))
     logging.info(startMsg)
     print startMsg
     while keepRunning:
@@ -1002,11 +1002,9 @@ def usage():
             print "server is",("running" if serverIsResponsive() else "down")
         elif "--report" in optdict:
             sendRequest("/report")
-        elif "--task" in optdict:
-            del optdict['--task']
-            sendRequest("/task?" + urllib.urlencode(optdict))
         elif "--help" in optdict:
             usage()
+        # put this before --task because I want --task --fs to act like --fs
         elif "--fs" in optdict:
             if not args: 
                 usage()
@@ -1018,6 +1016,9 @@ def usage():
                 elif len(args)>3: request += "&n="+args[3]
                 #print "request: "+request
                 sendRequest(request)
+        elif "--task" in optdict:
+            del optdict['--task']
+            sendRequest("/task?" + urllib.urlencode(optdict))
         else:
             if (('--inputs' in optdict) or ('--input' in optdict)) and ('--output' in optdict):
                 performTask(optdict)