diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor
index 0cc5d0b817..bc34ef804f 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ ERROR: can't-deploy-library-file library ;
         deploy-threads? get [ "threads" , ] when
         "compiler" ,
         deploy-help? get [ "help" , ] when
+        native-io? [ "io" , ] when
         deploy-ui? get [ "ui" , ] when
         deploy-unicode? get [ "unicode" , ] when
-        native-io? [ "io" , ] when
+
     ] { } make ;
 
 : staging-image-name ( profile -- name )
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ DEFER: ?make-staging-image
 : deploy-command-line ( image vocab manifest-file config -- flags )
     [
         bootstrap-profile ?make-staging-image
-
         [
             "-i=" bootstrap-profile staging-image-name append ,
             "-resource-path=" "" resource-path append ,
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
index 8f1b838f51..b36baea256 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cache-directory [
 
 [ ] [ "hello-ui" shake-and-bake 1400000 small-enough? ] unit-test
 
-[ "math-threads-compiler-ui" ] [
+[ "math-threads-compiler-io-ui" ] [
     "hello-ui" deploy-config [
         bootstrap-profile staging-image-name file-name
         "." split second
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/ui-panes/deploy.factor b/extra/benchmark/ui-panes/deploy.factor
index 90bd34bd3a..28cc352863 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/ui-panes/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/ui-panes/deploy.factor
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-word-defs? f }
     { deploy-threads? t }
     { deploy-math? t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-unicode? f }
     { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
diff --git a/extra/chicago-talk/deploy.factor b/extra/chicago-talk/deploy.factor
index 0ef2551851..ce8739ea34 100644
--- a/extra/chicago-talk/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/chicago-talk/deploy.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: tools.deploy.config ;
 V{
     { deploy-ui? t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/color-picker/deploy.factor b/extra/color-picker/deploy.factor
index 1c24d9eacb..3c4ac8ebb3 100644
--- a/extra/color-picker/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/color-picker/deploy.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-unicode? f }
     { deploy-c-types? f }
     { deploy-word-defs? f }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
     { deploy-math? t }
diff --git a/extra/game/input/demos/joysticks/deploy.factor b/extra/game/input/demos/joysticks/deploy.factor
index 8ef5231362..a16361d5e6 100644
--- a/extra/game/input/demos/joysticks/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/game/input/demos/joysticks/deploy.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: tools.deploy.config ;
 H{
     { deploy-name "joystick-demo" }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-word-defs? f }
     { deploy-c-types? t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/gesture-logger/deploy.factor b/extra/gesture-logger/deploy.factor
index 124e2f0437..9e6387b9b3 100644
--- a/extra/gesture-logger/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/gesture-logger/deploy.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: tools.deploy.config ;
 V{
     { deploy-ui? t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 3 }
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/gpu/demos/raytrace/deploy.factor b/extra/gpu/demos/raytrace/deploy.factor
index 2fec4f861f..3ac43ec4f0 100644
--- a/extra/gpu/demos/raytrace/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/gpu/demos/raytrace/deploy.factor
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-console? f }
     { deploy-unicode? f }
     { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 2 }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
     { deploy-math? t }
diff --git a/extra/hello-ui/deploy.factor b/extra/hello-ui/deploy.factor
index ceff9857cb..c3a5f900c5 100644
--- a/extra/hello-ui/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/hello-ui/deploy.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-c-types? f }
     { deploy-unicode? f }
     { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
     { deploy-math? t }
diff --git a/extra/hello-unicode/deploy.factor b/extra/hello-unicode/deploy.factor
index 106817aa50..bb96a14fd4 100644
--- a/extra/hello-unicode/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/hello-unicode/deploy.factor
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ H{
     { deploy-name "hello-unicode" }
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-ui? t }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-c-types? f }
 }
diff --git a/extra/maze/deploy.factor b/extra/maze/deploy.factor
index 9f5795d55a..6af1e9d8ed 100644
--- a/extra/maze/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/maze/deploy.factor
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-unicode? f }
     { deploy-math? t }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-c-types? f }
     { deploy-name "Maze" }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/merger/deploy.factor b/extra/merger/deploy.factor
index 39a73eab82..9f6816dec7 100644
--- a/extra/merger/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/merger/deploy.factor
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ H{
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-ui? t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
 }
diff --git a/extra/minneapolis-talk/deploy.factor b/extra/minneapolis-talk/deploy.factor
index c74ff30487..ea200ce7e6 100644
--- a/extra/minneapolis-talk/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/minneapolis-talk/deploy.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: tools.deploy.config ;
 V{
     { deploy-ui? t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/nehe/deploy.factor b/extra/nehe/deploy.factor
index 2d6bdec8a8..7ef3c229b2 100644
--- a/extra/nehe/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/nehe/deploy.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: tools.deploy.config ;
 V{
     { deploy-ui? t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/spheres/deploy.factor b/extra/spheres/deploy.factor
index 8c72e4a26c..2eb644a0ac 100644
--- a/extra/spheres/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/spheres/deploy.factor
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { deploy-ui? t }
     { deploy-math? t }
-    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
     { deploy-threads? t }
 }
diff --git a/extra/terrain/deploy.factor b/extra/terrain/deploy.factor
index 42e2fd68ab..e4e0a3bca9 100644
--- a/extra/terrain/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/terrain/deploy.factor
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-ui? t }
     { deploy-c-types? f }
     { deploy-unicode? f }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
     { deploy-word-props? f }
diff --git a/extra/tetris/deploy.factor b/extra/tetris/deploy.factor
index a2d71ab08b..96259d1474 100644
--- a/extra/tetris/deploy.factor
+++ b/extra/tetris/deploy.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ H{
     { deploy-word-props? f }
     { deploy-reflection 1 }
     { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
-    { deploy-io 2 }
+    { deploy-io 3 }
     { deploy-math? t }
     { deploy-word-defs? f }
     { deploy-c-types? f }