diff --git a/datastore/threadproxyds.nim b/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
index 6cce0c1..091e572 100644
--- a/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
+++ b/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ method has*(
 
   try:
     has(ret, self.tds, key)
-    await wait(ret[].signal)
+    await wait(ret)
     return ret.convert(bool)
   finally:
     ret.release()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ method delete*(
 
   try:
     delete(ret, self.tds, key)
-    await wait(ret[].signal)
+    await wait(ret)
   finally:
     ret.release()
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ method get*(
 
   try:
     get(ret, self.tds, key)
-    await wait(ret[].signal)
+    await wait(ret)
   finally:
     ret.release()
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ method put*(
 
   try:
     put(ret, self.tds, key, data)
-    await wait(ret[].signal)
+    await wait(ret)
 
     return ret.convert(void)
   finally:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ method query*(
     if not iter[].it.finished:
       iterWrapper.readyForNext = false
       query(ret, self.tds, iter)
-      await wait(ret[].signal)
+      await wait(ret)
       iterWrapper.readyForNext = true
       # echo ""
       # print "query:post: ", ret[].results
diff --git a/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim b/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
index a2af3cb..ee3c301 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ proc decr*[T](x: var SharedPtr[T]) =
   if x.val != nil and x.cnt != nil:
     let res = atomicSubFetch(x.cnt, 1, ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
     if res == 0:
-      echo "SharedPtr: FREE: ", repr x.val.pointer, " ", x.cnt[], " tp: ", $(typeof(T))
+      echo "SharedPtr: FREE: ", repr x.val.pointer, " ", x[].cnt[], " tp: ", $(typeof(T))
       when compiles(`=destroy`(x.val)):
         echo "DECR FREE"
         `=destroy`(x.val)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ proc release*[T](x: var SharedPtr[T]) =
 
 proc `=destroy`*[T](x: var SharedPtr[T]) =
   if x.val != nil:
-    echo "SharedPtr: destroy: ", repr x.val.pointer, " cnt: ", x.cnt.repr, " tp: ", $(typeof(T))
+    echo "SharedPtr: destroy: ", repr x.val.pointer.repr, " cnt: ", x.cnt.pointer.repr, " tp: ", $(typeof(T))
   decr(x)
 
 proc `=dup`*[T](src: SharedPtr[T]): SharedPtr[T] =
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
index 483dba7..f58f7c3 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ proc hasTask*(
       ret.failure(res.error())
     else:
       ret.success(res.get())
-    discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+    discard ret.fireSync()
   except CatchableError as err:
     ret.failure(err)
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ proc getTask*(
       let db = DataBuffer.new res.get()
       ret.success(db)
 
-    discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+    discard ret.fireSync()
   except CatchableError as err:
     ret.failure(err)
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ proc putTask*(
   else:
     ret.success()
 
-  discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+  discard ret.fireSync()
 
 proc put*(
   ret: TResult[void],
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ proc deleteTask*(
   else:
     ret.success()
 
-  discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+  discard ret.fireSync()
 
 # import pretty
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ proc queryTask*(
   except Exception as exc:
     ret.failure(exc)
 
-  discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+  discard ret.fireSync()
 
 proc query*(
   ret: TResult[QueryResponseBuffer],
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadresults.nim b/datastore/threads/threadresults.nim
index cbec039..6591eab 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadresults.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadresults.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ./sharedptr
 import ./databuffer
 import ./threadsignalpool
 
+export threadsignalpool
 export databuffer
 export sharedptr
 export threadsync
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ type
     ## Encapsulates both the results from a thread but also the cross
     ## thread signaling mechanism. This makes it easier to keep them 
     ## together.
-    signal*: ThreadSignalPtr
+    sig*: SharedSignal
     results*: Result[T, CatchableErrorBuffer]
 
   TResult*[T] = SharedPtr[ThreadResult[T]] ##\
@@ -57,13 +58,17 @@ proc newThreadResult*[T](
     {.error: "only thread safe types can be used".}
 
   let res = newSharedPtr(ThreadResult[T])
-  res[].signal = await getThreadSignal()
+  res[].sig = await SharedSignal.new()
   res
 
 proc release*[T](res: var TResult[T]) {.raises: [].} =
   ## release TResult and it's ThreadSignal
-  res[].signal.release()
+  # res[].signal.release()
   sharedptr.release(res)
+proc wait*[T](res: TResult[T]): Future[void] =
+  res[].sig.wait()
+proc fireSync*[T](res: TResult[T]): Result[bool, string] =
+  res[].sig.fireSync()
 
 proc success*[T](ret: TResult[T], value: T) =
   ## convenience wrapper for `TResult` to replicate
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim b/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim
index 875efe1..57a8d38 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim
@@ -76,3 +76,26 @@ proc release*(sig: ThreadSignalPtr) {.raises: [].} =
       signalPoolUsed.excl(sig)
       signalPoolFree.incl(sig)
       # echo "free:signalPoolUsed:size: ", signalPoolUsed.len()
+
+
+type
+  SharedSignalObj* = object
+    sigptr*: ThreadSignalPtr
+
+  SharedSignal* = SharedPtr[SharedSignalObj]
+
+proc `=destroy`*[T](x: var SharedSignalObj) =
+  if x.sigptr != nil:
+    echo "ThreadSignalObj: destroy "
+    release(x.sigptr)
+    x.sigptr = nil
+
+proc new*(tp: typedesc[SharedSignal]): Future[SharedSignal] {.async.} =
+  result = newSharedPtr[SharedSignalObj](SharedSignalObj)
+  result[].sigptr = await getThreadSignal()
+
+proc wait*(sig: SharedSignal): Future[void] =
+  sig[].sigptr.wait()
+
+proc fireSync*(sig: SharedSignal): Result[bool, string] =
+  sig[].sigptr.fireSync()