diff --git a/use-case-2/.gitignore b/use-case-2/.gitignore
index be222d187..17a25ac36 100644
--- a/use-case-2/.gitignore
+++ b/use-case-2/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ db
 ghcid-output.txt
 static.out
 .obelisk/impl/.attr-cache
+result
diff --git a/use-case-2/README.md b/use-case-2/README.md
index e176577b0..b60333e59 100644
--- a/use-case-2/README.md
+++ b/use-case-2/README.md
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ By the end of this README you will be able to run the POKE-DEX on your machine l
 
 ##  Running Plutus Application Backend (PAB)
 
-1. [Unpack plutus-starter GitHub Thunk]
-  1. After installing Obelisk, use `./scripts/run-pab.sh`
-  1. Followed by `main` when prompted to lauch the PAB and have it listen on port 8080
+1. [Run PAB] After installing Obelisk, use `./scripts/run-pab.sh` to launch the PAB and have it listen on port 8080
 
 ##  Starting Obelisk Frontend
 
diff --git a/use-case-2/backend/backend.cabal b/use-case-2/backend/backend.cabal
index a07d5f776..4cbb8be94 100644
--- a/use-case-2/backend/backend.cabal
+++ b/use-case-2/backend/backend.cabal
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ library
                , rhyolite-backend
                , rhyolite-backend-db
                , rhyolite-backend-notification-postgres
+               , text
                , obelisk-backend
                , obelisk-route
                , vector
diff --git a/use-case-2/default.nix b/use-case-2/default.nix
index 01b9e710b..b793f7f81 100644
--- a/use-case-2/default.nix
+++ b/use-case-2/default.nix
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@ p = project ./. ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   ios.bundleIdentifier = "systems.obsidian.obelisk.examples.minimal";
   ios.bundleName = "Obelisk Minimal Example";
 });
-in builtins.removeAttrs p ["ios" "android"]
+in builtins.removeAttrs p ["ios" "android"] // {
+    plutus-starter = import deps.plutus-starter {};
+  }
diff --git a/use-case-2/frontend/frontend.cabal b/use-case-2/frontend/frontend.cabal
index 86c3ea905..112844a66 100644
--- a/use-case-2/frontend/frontend.cabal
+++ b/use-case-2/frontend/frontend.cabal
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build-type: Simple
 library
   hs-source-dirs: src
   build-depends: base
+               , aeson
+               , aeson-gadt-th
                , common
                , containers
                , groom
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ library
                , obelisk-route
                , jsaddle
                , reflex-dom
+               , lens
+               , lens-aeson
                , obelisk-executable-config-lookup
                , obelisk-generated-static
                , rhyolite-frontend
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ library
                , scientific
                , text
                , unordered-containers
+               , vector
                , vessel
   exposed-modules:
     Frontend
diff --git a/use-case-2/scripts/run-pab.sh b/use-case-2/scripts/run-pab.sh
index cf45e3779..4c4d2f616 100755
--- a/use-case-2/scripts/run-pab.sh
+++ b/use-case-2/scripts/run-pab.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ob thunk unpack dep/plutus-starter
-cd dep/plutus-starter
-nix-shell --run "cabal new-repl exe:plutus-starter-pab"
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DIR=$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd)
+
+"$(nix-build "$DIR"/.. -A plutus-starter.haskellNixProject.hsPkgs.plutus-starter.components.exes.plutus-starter-pab --no-out-link)"/bin/plutus-starter-pab