diff --git a/datastore/fsds.nim b/datastore/fsds.nim
index 178de6e..ac9817a 100644
--- a/datastore/fsds.nim
+++ b/datastore/fsds.nim
@@ -6,94 +6,68 @@ import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/questionable/results
 from pkg/stew/results as stewResults import get, isErr
 import pkg/upraises
+import pkg/chronos
+import pkg/taskpools
 
-import ./threads/backend
+import ./threads/sqlbackend
+import ./threads/threadproxyds
 import ./datastore
 
-export datastore
+export datastore, Taskpool
 
 push: {.upraises: [].}
 
 
 type
   SQLiteDatastore* = ref object of Datastore
-    db: SQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer]
+    db: ThreadDatastore[SQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer]]
 
 proc path*(self: SQLiteDatastore): string =
-  self.db.path()
+  self.db.backend.path()
 
 proc readOnly*(self: SQLiteDatastore): bool =
-  self.db.readOnly()
+  self.db.backend.readOnly()
 
 method has*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
             key: Key): Future[?!bool] {.async.} =
-  return self.db.has(KeyId.new key.id())
+  await self.db.has(key)
 
 method delete*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
                key: Key): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  return self.db.delete(KeyId.new key.id())
+  await self.db.delete(key)
 
 method delete*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
                keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  let dkeys = keys.mapIt(KeyId.new it.id())
-  return self.db.delete(dkeys)
+  await self.db.delete(keys)
 
 method get*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
             key: Key): Future[?!seq[byte]] {.async.} =
-  self.db.get(KeyId.new key.id()).map() do(d: DataBuffer) -> seq[byte]:
-    d.toSeq()
+  await self.db.get(key)
 
 method put*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
             key: Key,
             data: seq[byte]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  self.db.put(KeyId.new key.id(), DataBuffer.new data)
+  await self.db.put(key, data)
 
 method put*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
             batch: seq[BatchEntry]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  var dbatch: seq[tuple[key: KeyId, data: DataBuffer]]
-  for entry in batch:
-    dbatch.add((KeyId.new entry.key.id(), DataBuffer.new entry.data))
-  self.db.put(dbatch)
+  await self.db.put(batch)
 
 method close*(self: SQLiteDatastore): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  self.db.close()
+  await self.db.close()
 
-method queryIter*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
-                  query: Query
-                 ): ?!(iterator(): ?!QueryResponse) =
-
-  let dbquery = dbQuery(
-    key= KeyId.new query.key.id(),
-    value= query.value,
-    limit= query.limit,
-    offset= query.offset,
-    sort= query.sort,
-  )
-  var qhandle = ? self.db.query(dbquery)
-
-  let iter = iterator(): ?!QueryResponse =
-    for resp in qhandle.queryIter():
-      without qres =? resp, err:
-        yield QueryResponse.failure err
-      let k = qres.key.map() do(k: KeyId) -> Key:
-        Key.init($k).expect("valid key")
-      let v: seq[byte] = qres.data.toSeq()
-      yield success (k, v)
-  
-  success iter
+method query*(self: SQLiteDatastore,
+              q: Query): Future[?!QueryIter] {.async.} =
+  await self.db.query(q)
 
 proc new*(
   T: type SQLiteDatastore,
   path: string,
-  readOnly = false): ?!SQLiteDatastore =
+  readOnly = false,
+  tp: Taskpool,
+): ?!SQLiteDatastore =
 
-  success SQLiteDatastore(
-    db: ? newSQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer](path, readOnly))
-
-proc new*(
-  T: type SQLiteDatastore,
-  db: SQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer]): ?!T =
-
-  success T(
-    db: db,
-    readOnly: db.readOnly)
+  let
+    backend = ? newSQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer](path, readOnly)
+    db = ? ThreadDatastore.new(backend, tp = tp)
+  success SQLiteDatastore(db: db)
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadproxyds.nim b/datastore/threads/threadproxyds.nim
index 7c7dc03..41e5b88 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadproxyds.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadproxyds.nim
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import pkg/chronos/threadsync
 import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/questionable/results
 import pkg/taskpools
+import std/isolation
 import pkg/chronicles
 import pkg/threading/smartptrs
 
 import ../key
 import ../query
-import ../datastore
 import ./backend
 import ./fsbackend
 import ./sqlbackend
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import ./asyncsemaphore
 import ./databuffer
 import ./threadresult
 
-export threadresult
+export threadresult, smartptrs, isolation, chronicles
 
 logScope:
   topics = "datastore threadproxyds"
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ type
     ## Task context object.
     ## This is a SharedPtr to make the query iter simpler
 
-  ThreadDatastore*[BT] = ref object of Datastore
-    tp: Taskpool
-    backend: BT
-    semaphore: AsyncSemaphore # semaphore is used for backpressure \
+  ThreadDatastore*[BT] = object
+    tp*: Taskpool
+    backend*: BT
+    semaphore*: AsyncSemaphore # semaphore is used for backpressure \
                               # to avoid exhausting file descriptors
 
 proc newTaskCtx*[T](tp: typedesc[T],
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ proc put*[BT](self: ThreadDatastore[BT],
 
   return ctx[].res.toRes()
 
-proc put*[DB](
+proc put*[E, DB](
   self: ThreadDatastore[DB],
-  batch: seq[BatchEntry]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+  batch: seq[E]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   ## put batch data
   for entry in batch:
     if err =? (await self.put(entry.key, entry.data)).errorOption:
diff --git a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
index d6a2b83..e3217a4 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
@@ -37,15 +37,13 @@ for i in 1..N:
   suite "Test Basic ThreadDatastore with SQLite " & $i:
 
     var
-      sqlStore: SQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer]
-      ds: ThreadDatastore[SQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer]]
+      ds: SQLiteDatastore
       key = Key.init("/a/b").tryGet()
       bytes = "some bytes".toBytes
       otherBytes = "some other bytes".toBytes
 
     setupAll:
-      sqlStore = newSQLiteBackend[KeyId, DataBuffer](Memory).tryGet()
-      ds = ThreadDatastore.new(sqlStore, tp = taskPool).tryGet()
+      ds = SQLiteDatastore.new(Memory, tp = taskPool).tryGet()
 
     teardown:
       GC_fullCollect()