diff --git a/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim b/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim
index 0876773..79e3a0e 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ proc new*[D: DataBuffer](tp: typedesc[D], size: int = 0): D =
   ))
   echoed "DataBuffer:new: ", result.unsafeRawPtr().repr,
         " tp ", $(typeof(D)),
-        " @ ", result[].buf.pointer.repr,
-        " -> ", result.toString().repr
+        " @ ", result[].buf.pointer.repr
 
 proc new*[T: byte | char; D: DataBuffer](tp: typedesc[D], data: openArray[T]): D =
   ## allocate new buffer and copies indata from openArray
diff --git a/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim b/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
index 7f66c4b..0a5167f 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/sharedptr.nim
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ type
     ## Shared ownership reference counting pointer.
     container*: ptr tuple[value: T, cnt: int, manual: bool]
 
-proc incr*[T](a: var SharedPtr[T]) =
+proc incr*[T](a: SharedPtr[T]) =
   if a.container != nil:
     let res = atomicAddFetch(a.cnt, 1, ATOMIC_RELAXED)
     echoed "SharedPtr: incr: ", res
 
-proc decr*[T](x: var SharedPtr[T]) =
+proc decr*[T](x: SharedPtr[T]) =
   if x.container != nil:
     let res = atomicSubFetch(addr x.container.cnt, 1, ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
     if res == 0:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ proc decr*[T](x: var SharedPtr[T]) =
       else:
         echoed "SharedPtr:NOT CALLED:child:destructor: ", $(typeof(x[]))
       deallocShared(x.container)
-      x.container = nil
+      # x.container = nil # alas
     else:
       echoed "SharedPtr: decr: ", x.container.pointer.repr, " cnt: ", x.container.cnt, " tp: ", $(typeof(T))
 
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
index 5e20335..b6255b7 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ proc putTask*(
     ret.success()
 
   discard sig.fireSync()
-  # ret.release()
+  sig.decr()
   echoed "putTask: FINISH\n"
 
 import then
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ proc put*(
           let val = ret.convert(void)
           putRes.complete(val)
         ).cancelled(proc() =
+          sig.decr()
           echoed "put request cancelled "
           discard
         ).catch(proc(e: ref CatchableError) =
+          sig.decr()
           doAssert false, "will not be triggered"
         )
   ).catch(proc(e: ref CatchableError) =