diff --git a/validation/api/src/internal.rs b/validation/api/src/internal.rs
index dc36912..bd636dc 100644
--- a/validation/api/src/internal.rs
+++ b/validation/api/src/internal.rs
@@ -173,5 +173,6 @@ impl Context{
 		Ok(())
 	}
 	action!(action_submission_validated,"validator-validated");
+	action!(action_submission_accepted,"validator-failed");
 	action!(action_submission_released,"releaser-released");
 }
diff --git a/validation/src/message_handler.rs b/validation/src/message_handler.rs
index 6843495..1c0cfe6 100644
--- a/validation/src/message_handler.rs
+++ b/validation/src/message_handler.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 pub enum HandleMessageError{
 	Messages(async_nats::jetstream::consumer::pull::MessagesError),
 	DoubleAck(async_nats::Error),
+	Json(serde_json::Error),
 	UnknownSubject(String),
 	PublishNew(crate::publish_new::PublishError),
 	PublishFix(crate::publish_fix::PublishError),
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ impl std::error::Error for HandleMessageError{}
 
 pub type MessageResult=Result<async_nats::jetstream::Message,async_nats::jetstream::consumer::pull::MessagesError>;
 
+fn from_slice<'a,T:serde::de::Deserialize<'a>>(slice:&'a [u8])->Result<T,HandleMessageError>{
+	serde_json::from_slice(slice).map_err(HandleMessageError::Json)
+}
+
 pub struct MessageHandler{
 	publish_new:crate::publish_new::Publisher,
 	publish_fix:crate::publish_fix::Publisher,
@@ -39,9 +44,9 @@ impl MessageHandler{
 		let message=message_result.map_err(HandleMessageError::Messages)?;
 		message.double_ack().await.map_err(HandleMessageError::DoubleAck)?;
 		match message.subject.as_str(){
-			"maptest.submissions.publishnew"=>self.publish_new.publish(message).await.map_err(HandleMessageError::PublishNew),
-			"maptest.submissions.publishfix"=>self.publish_fix.publish(message).await.map_err(HandleMessageError::PublishFix),
-			"maptest.submissions.validate"=>self.validator.validate(message).await.map_err(HandleMessageError::Validation),
+			"maptest.submissions.publishnew"=>self.publish_new.publish(from_slice(&message.payload)?).await.map_err(HandleMessageError::PublishNew),
+			"maptest.submissions.publishfix"=>self.publish_fix.publish(from_slice(&message.payload)?).await.map_err(HandleMessageError::PublishFix),
+			"maptest.submissions.validate"=>self.validator.validate(from_slice(&message.payload)?).await.map_err(HandleMessageError::Validation),
 			other=>Err(HandleMessageError::UnknownSubject(other.to_owned()))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/validation/src/publish_fix.rs b/validation/src/publish_fix.rs
index 2602618..d91bf14 100644
--- a/validation/src/publish_fix.rs
+++ b/validation/src/publish_fix.rs
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ impl Publisher{
 			api_internal,
 		}
 	}
-	pub async fn publish(&self,message:async_nats::jetstream::Message)->Result<(),PublishError>{
-		println!("publish_fix {:?}",message.message.payload);
-		// decode json
-		let publish_info:PublishFixRequest=serde_json::from_slice(&message.payload).map_err(PublishError::Json)?;
-
+	pub async fn publish(&self,publish_info:PublishFixRequest)->Result<(),PublishError>{
 		// download the map model version
 		let model_data=self.roblox_cookie.get_asset(rbx_asset::cookie::GetAssetRequest{
 			asset_id:publish_info.ModelID,
diff --git a/validation/src/publish_new.rs b/validation/src/publish_new.rs
index e9c71da..8cc9ac8 100644
--- a/validation/src/publish_new.rs
+++ b/validation/src/publish_new.rs
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ impl Publisher{
 			api,
 		}
 	}
-	pub async fn publish(&self,message:async_nats::jetstream::Message)->Result<(),PublishError>{
-		println!("publish_new {:?}",message.message.payload);
-		// decode json
-		let publish_info:PublishNewRequest=serde_json::from_slice(&message.payload).map_err(PublishError::Json)?;
-
+	pub async fn publish(&self,publish_info:PublishNewRequest)->Result<(),PublishError>{
 		// download the map model version
 		let model_data=self.roblox_cookie.get_asset(rbx_asset::cookie::GetAssetRequest{
 			asset_id:publish_info.ModelID,
diff --git a/validation/src/validator.rs b/validation/src/validator.rs
index 8193298..b277346 100644
--- a/validation/src/validator.rs
+++ b/validation/src/validator.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ pub enum ValidateError{
 	Blocked,
 	NotAllowed,
 	Get(rbx_asset::cookie::GetError),
-	Json(serde_json::Error),
 	ReadDom(ReadDomError),
 	ApiGetScriptPolicy(submissions_api::Error),
 	ApiGetScript(submissions_api::Error),
@@ -75,11 +74,29 @@ impl Validator{
 			api,
 		}
 	}
-	pub async fn validate(&self,message:async_nats::jetstream::Message)->Result<(),ValidateError>{
-		println!("validate {:?}",message.message.payload);
-		// decode json
-		let validate_info:ValidateRequest=serde_json::from_slice(&message.payload).map_err(ValidateError::Json)?;
+	pub async fn validate(&self,validate_info:ValidateRequest)->Result<(),ValidateError>{
+		let submission_id=validate_info.SubmissionID;
+		let validate_result=self.validate_inner(validate_info).await;
 
+		// update the submission depending on the result
+		match &validate_result{
+			Ok(())=>{
+				// update the submission model status to validated
+				self.api.action_submission_validated(
+					submissions_api::internal::SubmissionID(submission_id)
+				).await.map_err(ValidateError::ApiActionSubmissionValidate)?;
+			},
+			Err(_)=>{
+				// update the submission model status to accepted
+				self.api.action_submission_accepted(
+					submissions_api::internal::SubmissionID(submission_id)
+				).await.map_err(ValidateError::ApiActionSubmissionValidate)?;
+			},
+		}
+
+		validate_result
+	}
+	pub async fn validate_inner(&self,validate_info:ValidateRequest)->Result<(),ValidateError>{
 		// download map
 		let data=self.roblox_cookie.get_asset(rbx_asset::cookie::GetAssetRequest{
 			asset_id:validate_info.ModelID,
@@ -219,11 +236,6 @@ impl Validator{
 			}).await.map_err(ValidateError::ApiUpdateSubmissionModel)?;
 		};
 
-		// update the submission model status to validated
-		self.api.action_submission_validated(
-			submissions_api::internal::SubmissionID(validate_info.SubmissionID)
-		).await.map_err(ValidateError::ApiActionSubmissionValidate)?;
-
 		Ok(())
 	}
 }