diff --git a/datastore/sharedds.nim b/datastore/sharedds.nim
index 8c33455..4c84379 100644
--- a/datastore/sharedds.nim
+++ b/datastore/sharedds.nim
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import ./key
 import ./query
 import ./datastore
 import ./threadbackend
+import threading/smartptrs
 
 export key, query, ThreadBackend
 
@@ -78,7 +79,9 @@ proc newSharedDataStore*(
 
   var
     self = SharedDatastore()
-    # res = newThreadResult(ThreadDatastorePtr)
+    res = newThreadResult(ThreadDatastorePtr)
+  
+  let buf = DataBuffer.new()
 
   # res[].signal = ThreadSignalPtr.new().valueOr:
   #   return failure newException(DatastoreError, "error creating signal")
diff --git a/datastore/threadbackend.nim b/datastore/threadbackend.nim
index 6f5c0dc..bdcbf22 100644
--- a/datastore/threadbackend.nim
+++ b/datastore/threadbackend.nim
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type
 
   ThreadDatastorePtr* = SharedPtr[ThreadDatastore]
 
-proc newThreadResult*[T](tp: typedesc[T]): SharedPtr[ThreadResult[T]] =
+proc newThreadResult*[T](tp: typedesc[T]): TResult[T] =
   newSharedPtr(ThreadResult[T])
 
 proc startupDatastore(