diff --git a/datastore/sharedds.nim b/datastore/sharedds.nim
index 79cafb8..a4ad564 100644
--- a/datastore/sharedds.nim
+++ b/datastore/sharedds.nim
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import pkg/chronos/threadsync
 import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/questionable/results
 import pkg/upraises
+import pkg/taskpools
 
 import ./key
 import ./query
 import ./datastore
+import ./threadbackend
 
 export key, query
 
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ type
 
   SharedDatastore* = ref object of Datastore
     # stores*: Table[Key, SharedDatastore]
+    tds: ThreadDatastorePtr
+
+template newSignal(): auto =
+  ThreadSignalPtr.new().valueOr:
+    return failure newException(DatastoreError, "error creating signal")
 
 method has*(
   self: SharedDatastore,
@@ -70,9 +77,13 @@ method close*(
 
 func new*[S: ref Datastore](
   T: typedesc[SharedDatastore],
-  storeTp: typedesc[S]
+  backend: ThreadBackend,
 ): ?!SharedDatastore =
 
-  var self = SharedDatastore()
+  var
+    self = SharedDatastore()
+    signal = newSignal()
+    res = TResult[ThreadDatastore].new()
+  self.tds = ThreadDatastore.new(signal, backend, res)
 
   success self
diff --git a/datastore/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threadbackend.nim
index 019d8b6..f64716d 100644
--- a/datastore/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threadbackend.nim
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ import threading/smartptrs
 
 import fsds
 
-export key, query
+export key, query, smartptrs, databuffer
 
 push: {.upraises: [].}
 
 type
 
-  ThreadResult*[T: DataBuffer | void] = Result[T, CatchableErrorBuffer]
+  ThreadResult*[T: DataBuffer | void] = object
+    ready*: bool
+    success*: bool
+    val*: T
+    err*: CatchableErrorBuffer
 
   TResult*[T] = UniquePtr[ThreadResult[T]]
 
@@ -36,27 +40,43 @@ type
     of SQliteBackend:
       discard
 
-  ThreadDatastore* = ptr object
-    tp: Taskpool
+  ThreadDatastore* = object
+    taskpool: Taskpool
+    backendDatastore: Datastore
 
-var backendDatastore {.threadvar.}: Datastore
+  ThreadDatastorePtr* = SharedPtr[ThreadDatastore]
 
 proc new*[T](tp: typedesc[TResult[T]]): TResult[T] =
   newUniquePtr(ThreadResult[T])
 
-proc startupDatastore(backend: ThreadBackend): bool =
+proc startupDatastore(
+    signal: ThreadSignalPtr,
+    backend: ThreadBackend,
+    res: TResult[ThreadDatastorePtr],
+): bool =
   ## starts up a FS instance on a give thread
   case backend.kind:
   of FSBackend:
-    let res = FSDatastore.new(
+    let ds = FSDatastore.new(
       root = backend.root.toString(),
       depth = backend.depth,
       caseSensitive = backend.caseSensitive,
-      ignoreProtected = backend.ignoreProtected)
-    if res.isOk:
-      backendDatastore =  res.get()
+      ignoreProtected = backend.ignoreProtected
+    )
+    if ds.isOk:
+      let tds = newSharedPtr(ThreadDatastore)
+      tds[].backendDatastore = ds.get()
+
+      res[].ready = true
+      res[].success = true
+      res[].val = tds
+    else:
+      res[].ready = true
+      res[].success = false
   else:
     discard
+  
+  signal.fireSync().get()
 
 proc get*(
   self: ThreadDatastore,
@@ -66,37 +86,37 @@ proc get*(
 
   return ok(DataBuffer.new())
 
-proc put*(
+proc putWorker*(
   self: ThreadDatastore,
   signal: ThreadSignalPtr,
   key: KeyBuffer,
   data: DataBuffer,
-): TResult[void] =
+  res: TResult[void]
+) =
 
-  return TResult[void].new()
+  discard
 
-proc close*(
-  self: ThreadDatastore,
-  signal: ThreadSignalPtr,
-): TResult[void] =
-  try:
-    self[].tp.shutdown()
-    return ok()
-  except Exception as exc:
-    return TResult[void].new()
+# proc close*(
+#   self: ThreadDatastore,
+#   signal: ThreadSignalPtr,
+# ): TResult[void] =
+#   try:
+#     self[].tp.shutdown()
+#     return ok()
+#   except Exception as exc:
+#     return TResult[void].new()
 
 func new*[S: ref Datastore](
   T: typedesc[ThreadDatastore],
   signal: ThreadSignalPtr,
   backend: ThreadBackend,
-): TResult[ThreadDatastore] =
+  res: TResult[ThreadDatastore]
+) =
 
   var self = T()
   self.tp = Taskpool.new(num_threads = 1) ##\
     ## Default to one thread, multiple threads \
     ## will require more work
 
-  let pending = self.tp.spawn startupDatastore(backend)
-  sync pending
+  let pending = self.tp.spawn startupDatastore(signal, backend)
 
-  ok self