diff --git a/autoloads/ngio.gd b/autoloads/ngio.gd
index 61dcc5e..426f3c2 100644
--- a/autoloads/ngio.gd
+++ b/autoloads/ngio.gd
@@ -45,36 +45,21 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 func _test_http() -> void:
 	print(yield(request_execute("Gateway.getDatetime"), "completed"))
-	print(yield(request_execute(["Gateway.getDatetime", "Gateway.getVersion"], {}, "", ["blep", "bleepo"]), "completed"))
 
 
 ## requests the provided component be executed, do not call async :/
 # may call with either single or multiple components
-func request_execute(component, parameters = {}, session_id: String = "", echo = null, encrypt: bool = false) -> Dictionary:
+func request_execute(component: String, parameters: Dictionary = {}, session_id: String = "", echo: String = "", encrypt: bool = false) -> Dictionary:
 	# build request headers
 	var headers = [
 		"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
 	]
 	# build execute object
-	var execute
-	if component is Array:
-		execute = []
-		for i in component.size():
-			if component[i] is String:
-				execute.append({
-					component = component[i],
-				})
-				if parameters is Array and parameters[i] is Dictionary:
-					execute[-1].parameters = parameters[i]
-				if echo is Array and echo[i] is String:
-					execute[-1].echo = echo[i]
-	else:
-		execute = {
-			component = component,
-			parameters = parameters,
-		}
-		if echo is String:
-			execute.echo = echo
+	var execute = {
+		component = component,
+		parameters = parameters,
+		echo = echo,
+	}
 	# use encryption if a valid key is available
 	# TODO: implementation messed up in some way. encryption is fine, but
 	#       formatting is wrong in some way that newgrounds can not understand