diff --git a/daggy/src/Server.cpp b/daggy/src/Server.cpp
index 6115d72..201bb51 100644
--- a/daggy/src/Server.cpp
+++ b/daggy/src/Server.cpp
@@ -101,13 +101,6 @@ namespace daggy {
         if (!doc.HasMember("tasks")) { REQ_ERROR(Bad_Request, "DAG Run has no tasks."); }
 
         std::string runName = doc["name"].GetString();
-        std::vector<Task> tasks;
-        try {
-            auto parsedTasks = tasksFromJSON(doc["tasks"].GetArray());
-            tasks.swap(parsedTasks);
-        } catch (std::exception &e) {
-            REQ_ERROR(Bad_Request, e.what());
-        }
 
         // Get parameters if there are any
         ParameterValues parameters;
@@ -120,6 +113,16 @@ namespace daggy {
             }
         }
 
+        // Get the tasks
+        std::vector<Task> tasks;
+        try {
+            auto parsedTasks = tasksFromJSON(doc["tasks"].GetArray(), parameters);
+            tasks.swap(parsedTasks);
+        } catch (std::exception &e) {
+            REQ_ERROR(Bad_Request, e.what());
+        }
+
+
         // Get a run ID
         auto runID = logger_.startDAGRun(runName, tasks);
         auto dag = buildDAGFromTasks(tasks);
diff --git a/daggy/src/loggers/dag_run/OStreamLogger.cpp b/daggy/src/loggers/dag_run/OStreamLogger.cpp
index 3b0a425..a6ff5d0 100644
--- a/daggy/src/loggers/dag_run/OStreamLogger.cpp
+++ b/daggy/src/loggers/dag_run/OStreamLogger.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <iterator>
+
 #include <magic_enum.hpp>
 
 #include <daggy/loggers/dag_run/OStreamLogger.hpp>
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@ namespace daggy {
                 size_t runID = nextRunID_++;
                 os_ << "Starting new DAGRun named " << name << " with ID " << runID << " and " << tasks.size()
                     << " tasks" << std::endl;
+                for (const auto &task : tasks) {
+                    os_ << "TASK (" << task.name << "): ";
+                    std::copy(task.command.begin(), task.command.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(os_, " "));
+                    os_ << std::endl;
+                }
                 return runID;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_server.cpp b/tests/unit_server.cpp
index 2e39db3..f6bfe46 100644
--- a/tests/unit_server.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_server.cpp
@@ -62,29 +62,34 @@ TEST_CASE("Server Basic Endpoints", "[server_basic]") {
     const std::string host = "localhost:";
     const std::string baseURL = host + std::to_string(server.getPort());
 
-    {
+    SECTION ("Ready Endpoint") {
         auto response = REQUEST(baseURL + "/ready");
         REQUIRE(response.code() == Pistache::Http::Code::Ok);
     }
 
-    std::string dagRun = R"({
-    "name": "unit_server",
-    "parameters": { "DIRS": [ "A", "B" ] },
-    "tasks": [
-       { "name": "touch",
-         "command": [ "/usr/bin/touch", "/tmp/{{DIRS}}" ]
-       },
-       {
-         "name": "cat",
-         "command": [ "/usr/bin/cat", "/tmp/A", "/tmp/B" ]
-         "parents": [ "touch" ]
-       }
-       ]
-    })";
+    SECTION("Simple DAGRun Submission") {
+        std::string dagRun = R"({
+            "name": "unit_server",
+            "parameters": { "FILE": [ "A", "B" ] },
+            "tasks": [
+               { "name": "touch",
+                 "command": [ "/usr/bin/touch", "/tmp/{{FILE}}" ]
+               },
+               {
+                 "name": "cat",
+                 "command": [ "/usr/bin/cat", "/tmp/A", "/tmp/B" ],
+                 "parents": [ "touch" ]
+               }
+               ]
+            })";
 
-    {
         auto response = REQUEST(baseURL + "/v1/dagrun/", dagRun);
         REQUIRE(response.code() == Pistache::Http::Code::Ok);
+
+        for (const auto &pth : std::vector<fs::path>{"/tmp/A", "/tmp/B"}) {
+            REQUIRE(fs::exists(pth));
+            fs::remove(pth);
+        }
     }
 
     server.shutdown();