diff --git a/datastore/memoryds.nim b/datastore/memoryds.nim
index dd3192f..1910c43 100644
--- a/datastore/memoryds.nim
+++ b/datastore/memoryds.nim
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ method put*(
 
   let dk = KeyBuffer.new(key)
   let dv = ValueBuffer.new(data)
+  echo "MemoryDatastore:put: ", key, " => ", data.repr
   self.store[dk] = dv
   return success()
 
diff --git a/datastore/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threadbackend.nim
index 0167608..d0fef14 100644
--- a/datastore/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threadbackend.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-
+import pkg/chronos
 import pkg/chronos/threadsync
+import pkg/questionable
+import pkg/questionable/results
 import stew/results
 import pkg/upraises
 import pkg/taskpools
@@ -50,42 +52,58 @@ proc newThreadResult*[T](
 
 proc getTask*(
   ret: TResult[DataBuffer],
-  key: KeyBuffer,
+  tds: ThreadDatastorePtr,
+  kb: KeyBuffer,
 ) =
-  # return ok(DataBuffer.new())
-  print "\nthrbackend: getTask: ", ret[]
-  print "\nthrbackend: getTask:key: ", key
-  let data = DataBuffer.new("hello world!")
-  print "\nthrbackend: getTask:data: ", data
-  ret[].state = Success
-  ret[].value = data
+  without key =? kb.toKey(), err:
+    ret[].state = Error
+  try:
+    let res = waitFor tds[].ds.get(key)
+    if res.isErr:
+      ret[].state = Error
+      ret[].error = res.error().toBuffer()
+    else:
+      let db = DataBuffer.new res.get()
+      ret[].state = Success
+      ret[].value = db
+
+    discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+  except CatchableError as err:
+    ret[].state = Error
+    ret[].error = err.toBuffer()
 
-  print "thrbackend: putTask: fire", ret[].signal.fireSync()
 
 proc get*(
   ret: TResult[DataBuffer],
   tds: ThreadDatastorePtr,
   key: Key,
 ) =
-  echo "thrfrontend:put: "
   let bkey = StringBuffer.new(key.id())
-  print "bkey: ", bkey
-
-  tds[].tp.spawn getTask(ret, bkey)
+  tds[].tp.spawn getTask(ret, tds, bkey)
 
 import os
 
 proc putTask*(
   ret: TResult[void],
-  key: KeyBuffer,
-  data: DataBuffer,
+  tds: ThreadDatastorePtr,
+  kb: KeyBuffer,
+  db: DataBuffer,
 ) =
-  print "\nthrbackend: putTask: ", ret[]
-  print "\nthrbackend: putTask:key: ", key
-  print "\nthrbackend: putTask:data: ", data
 
-  os.sleep(200)
-  print "thrbackend: putTask: fire", ret[].signal.fireSync().get()
+  without key =? kb.toKey(), err:
+    ret[].state = Error
+
+  let data = db.toSeq(byte)
+  let res = (waitFor tds[].ds.put(key, data)).catch
+  # print "thrbackend: putTask: fire", ret[].signal.fireSync().get()
+  if res.isErr:
+    ret[].state = Error
+    ret[].error = res.error().toBuffer()
+  else:
+    ret[].state = Success
+
+  discard ret[].signal.fireSync()
+
 
 proc put*(
   ret: TResult[void],
@@ -99,4 +117,4 @@ proc put*(
   print "bkey: ", bkey
   print "bval: ", bval
 
-  tds[].tp.spawn putTask(ret, bkey, bval)
+  tds[].tp.spawn putTask(ret, tds, bkey, bval)
diff --git a/tests/datastore/testsharedds.nim b/tests/datastore/testsharedds.nim
index 0fcf9d7..fa777f0 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testsharedds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testsharedds.nim
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ suite "Test Basic FSDatastore":
   teardownAll:
     (await memStore.close()).get()
 
-  basicStoreTests(memStore, key, bytes, otherBytes)
+  basicStoreTests(ds, key, bytes, otherBytes)
 
 # suite "Test Misc FSDatastore":
 #   let