diff --git a/datastore/threadproxyds.nim b/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
index 67a1842..ea11e5c 100644
--- a/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
+++ b/datastore/threadproxyds.nim
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ method has*(
   key: Key
 ): Future[?!bool] {.async.} =
 
-  let sig = SharedSignal.new(0)
+  let sig = SharedSignal.new()
   await sig.acquireSig()
 
   var ret = newThreadResult(bool)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ method delete*(
   key: Key
 ): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
 
-  let sig = SharedSignal.new(0)
+  let sig = SharedSignal.new()
   await sig.acquireSig()
 
   var ret = newThreadResult(void)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ method get*(
   ## probably be switched to use a single ThreadSignal
   ## for the entire batch
 
-  let sig = SharedSignal.new(0)
+  let sig = SharedSignal.new()
   await sig.acquireSig()
 
   var ret = newThreadResult(ValueBuffer)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ method put*(
 ): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
 
   echoed "put request args: ", $getThreadId()
-  let sig = SharedSignal.new(0)
+  let sig = SharedSignal.new()
   await sig.acquireSig()
 
   let ret = newSharedPtr(ThreadResult[void])
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ method query*(
   query: Query
 ): Future[?!QueryIter] {.async.} =
 
-  let sig = SharedSignal.new(0)
+  let sig = SharedSignal.new()
   await sig.acquireSig()
   var ret = newThreadResult(QueryResponseBuffer)
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ proc newThreadProxyDatastore*(
   var self = ThreadProxyDatastore()
   var value = newSharedPtr(ThreadDatastore)
   # let dsCell = protect(cast[pointer](ds))
-  GC_ref(ds) ## TODO: is this needed?
+  # GC_ref(ds) ## TODO: is this needed?
 
   try:
     value[].ds = ds
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
index 48cc8a6..f362ff4 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadbackend.nim
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ proc putTask*(
   db: DataBuffer,
 ) =
 
-  os.sleep(400)
+  # os.sleep(400)
   # var ret = ret
   echo "\n"
   echoed "putTask: ", $getThreadId()
diff --git a/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim b/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim
index e14536e..1d7b7ea 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/threadsignalpool.nim
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ proc `=destroy`*(x: var SharedSignalObj) =
     release(x.sigptr)
     x.sigptr = nil
 
-proc new*(tp: typedesc[SharedSignal],
-          count: int): SharedSignal =
-  result = newSharedPtr[SharedSignalObj](SharedSignalObj, manualCount = count)
+proc new*(tp: typedesc[SharedSignal]): SharedSignal =
+  result = newSharedPtr[SharedSignalObj](SharedSignalObj)
 
 proc acquireSig*(sig: SharedSignal): Future[void] {.async.} =
   sig[].sigptr = await getThreadSignal()
diff --git a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
index 7f36d08..3536bf5 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testthreadproxyds.nim
@@ -40,23 +40,21 @@ suite "Test Basic ThreadProxyDatastore":
     print "res1: ", res1
     check res1.isOk
 
+  test "check get":
+    # echo "\n\n=== get ==="
+    let res2 = await sds.get(key1)
+    check res2.get() == data
+    print "get res2: ", res2
+    var val = ""
+    for c in res2.get():
+      val &= char(c)
+    print "get res2: ", $val
 
-# GC_fullCollect() # this fails due to MemoryStore already being freed...
-
-#   test "check get":
-#     # echo "\n\n=== get ==="
-#     let res2 = await sds.get(key1)
-#     check res2.get() == data
-#     var val = ""
-#     for c in res2.get():
-#       val &= char(c)
-#     # print "get res2: ", $val
-
-#     # echo "\n\n=== put cancel ==="
-#     # # let res1 = await sds.put(key1, "value for 1".toBytes())
-#     # let res3 = sds.put(key1, "value for 1".toBytes())
-#     # res3.cancel()
-#     # # print "res3: ", res3
+    # echo "\n\n=== put cancel ==="
+    # # let res1 = await sds.put(key1, "value for 1".toBytes())
+    # let res3 = sds.put(key1, "value for 1".toBytes())
+    # res3.cancel()
+    # # print "res3: ", res3
 
 # suite "Test Basic ThreadProxyDatastore":
 
@@ -104,3 +102,5 @@ suite "Test Basic ThreadProxyDatastore":
       
 #       check res.len() > 0
 
+
+# GC_fullCollect() # this fails due to MemoryStore already being freed...