diff --git a/codex/erasure/asyncbackend.nim b/codex/erasure/asyncbackend.nim
index f3bca851..4f757a89 100644
--- a/codex/erasure/asyncbackend.nim
+++ b/codex/erasure/asyncbackend.nim
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ import pkg/questionable/results
 import ./backend
 import ../errors
 import ../logutils
+import ../utils/asyncthreads
 
 logScope:
   topics = "codex asyncerasure"
 
-const
-  CompletitionTimeout = 1.seconds # Maximum await time for completition after receiving a signal
-  CompletitionRetryDelay = 10.millis
-
 type
   EncoderBackendPtr = ptr EncoderBackend
   DecoderBackendPtr = ptr DecoderBackend
@@ -124,20 +121,6 @@ proc proxySpawnDecodeTask(
 ): Flowvar[DecodeTaskResult] =
   tp.spawn decodeTask(args, data[], parity[])
 
-proc awaitResult[T](signal: ThreadSignalPtr, handle: Flowvar[T]): Future[?!T] {.async.} =
-  await wait(signal)
-
-  var
-    res: T
-    awaitTotal: Duration
-  while awaitTotal < CompletitionTimeout:
-      if handle.tryComplete(res):
-        return success(res)
-      else:
-        awaitTotal += CompletitionRetryDelay
-        await sleepAsync(CompletitionRetryDelay)
-
-  return failure("Task signaled finish but didn't return any result within " & $CompletitionRetryDelay)
 
 proc asyncEncode*(
   tp: Taskpool,
@@ -155,7 +138,7 @@ proc asyncEncode*(
       args = EncodeTaskArgs(signal: signal, backend: unsafeAddr backend, blockSize: blockSize, ecM: ecM)
       handle = proxySpawnEncodeTask(tp, args, data)
 
-    without res =? await awaitResult(signal, handle), err:
+    without res =? await awaitThreadResult(signal, handle), err:
       return failure(err)
 
     if res.isOk:
@@ -190,7 +173,7 @@ proc asyncDecode*(
       args = DecodeTaskArgs(signal: signal, backend: unsafeAddr backend, blockSize: blockSize, ecK: ecK)
       handle = proxySpawnDecodeTask(tp, args, data, parity)
 
-    without res =? await awaitResult(signal, handle), err:
+    without res =? await awaitThreadResult(signal, handle), err:
       return failure(err)
 
     if res.isOk:
diff --git a/codex/slots/proofs/backends/asynccircoms.nim b/codex/slots/proofs/backends/asynccircoms.nim
index 2801ea18..e9589274 100644
--- a/codex/slots/proofs/backends/asynccircoms.nim
+++ b/codex/slots/proofs/backends/asynccircoms.nim
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ proc prove*[H](
   without signal =? ThreadSignalPtr.new().mapFailure, err:
     return failure(err)
 
-  let args = ProveTaskArgs(signal, self.params)
+  let args = ProveTaskArgs(signal: signal, params: self.params)
   self.tp.spawn proveTask(args, input)
 
+  await wait(signal)
+
 proc verify*[H](
     self: AsyncCircomCompat, proof: CircomProof, inputs: ProofInputs[H]
 ): Future[?!bool] {.async.} =
diff --git a/codex/utils/asyncthreads.nim b/codex/utils/asyncthreads.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dc04882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex/utils/asyncthreads.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+import pkg/taskpools
+import pkg/taskpools/flowvars
+import pkg/chronos
+import pkg/chronos/threadsync
+import pkg/questionable/results
+
+const
+  CompletionRetryDelay* = 10.millis
+  CompletionTimeout* = 1.seconds # Maximum await time for completition after receiving a signal
+
+proc awaitThreadResult*[T](signal: ThreadSignalPtr, handle: Flowvar[T]): Future[?!T] {.async.} =
+  await wait(signal)
+
+  var
+    res: T
+    awaitTotal: Duration
+  while awaitTotal < CompletionTimeout:
+      if handle.tryComplete(res):
+        return success(res)
+      else:
+        awaitTotal += CompletionRetryDelay
+        await sleepAsync(CompletionRetryDelay)
+
+  return failure("Task signaled finish but didn't return any result within " & $CompletionRetryDelay)
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