diff --git a/datastore/datastore2.nim b/datastore/datastore2.nim
index 3bacf9b..78bb434 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore2.nim
+++ b/datastore/datastore2.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type
     delete*: proc(self: SharedPtr[T], key: KeyBuffer): ?!void {.nimcall, gcsafe, raises: [].}
     get*: proc(self: SharedPtr[T], key: KeyBuffer): ?!ValueBuffer {.nimcall, gcsafe, raises: [].}
     put*: proc(self: SharedPtr[T], key: KeyBuffer, data: ValueBuffer): ?!void {.nimcall, gcsafe, raises: [].}
-    close*: proc(self: SharedPtr[T]): ?!void {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
+    close*: proc(self: SharedPtr[T]): ?!void {.nimcall, gcsafe, raises: [].}
     ids*: SharedPtr[T]
 
 proc has*[T](self: Datastore2[T], key: KeyBuffer): ?!bool =
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ proc get*[T](self: Datastore2[T], key: KeyBuffer): ?!ValueBuffer {.nimcall.} =
 proc put*[T](self: Datastore2[T], key: KeyBuffer, data: ValueBuffer): ?!void {.nimcall.} =
   self.put(self.ids, key, data)
 proc close*[T](self: Datastore2[T]): ?!void {.nimcall.} =
-  echo "CLOSE: ", self
-  echo "CLOSE: ", self.ids.repr
   self.close(self.ids)
diff --git a/datastore/memoryds.nim b/datastore/memoryds.nim
index a58605d..d567388 100644
--- a/datastore/memoryds.nim
+++ b/datastore/memoryds.nim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ push: {.upraises: [].}
 type
   MemoryDatastore* = object
     lock*: Lock
-    store*: SimpleTable[10_000]
+    store*: SimpleTable[100]
 
 proc has(self: SharedPtr[MemoryDatastore], key: KeyBuffer): ?!bool =
 
diff --git a/datastore/threadproxyds.nim b/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
index efbf537..a7e02ca 100644
--- a/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
+++ b/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ method close*[T](
   if self.tds[].tp != nil:
     ## this can block... how to handle? maybe just leak?
     self.tds[].tp.shutdown()
-  self[].tds[].tp = nil # ensure our sharedptr doesn't try and dealloc
+  # self[].tds[].tp = nil # ensure our sharedptr doesn't try and dealloc
 
   self.tds.release()
   echo "close done"
diff --git a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
index fc49bd8..d063eb7 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ proc testThreadProxy() =
       key1 = Key.init("/a").tryGet
       data = "value for 1".toBytes()
 
-    # teardownAll:
-    #   let res = await sds.close()
-    #   res.get()
-    #   echo "teardown done"
+    teardownAll:
+      let res = await sds.close()
+      res.get()
+      echo "teardown done"
 
     test "check put":
       # echo "\n\n=== put ==="