diff --git a/chimerapy/engine/eventbus/eventbus.py b/chimerapy/engine/eventbus/eventbus.py
index b091210..a5d0eef 100644
--- a/chimerapy/engine/eventbus/eventbus.py
+++ b/chimerapy/engine/eventbus/eventbus.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     Literal,
     TypeVar,
     Dict,
+    Coroutine,
+    Tuple,
 )
 
 from aioreactive import AsyncObservable, AsyncObserver, AsyncSubject
@@ -34,6 +36,20 @@ class Event:
     timestamp: str = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.utcnow().isoformat())
 
 
+def future_wrapper(coroutine: Coroutine) -> Tuple[Coroutine, Future]:
+
+    future: Future = Future()
+
+    async def wrapper():
+        try:
+            result = await coroutine
+            future.set_result(result)
+        except Exception as e:
+            future.set_exception(e)
+
+    return wrapper(), future
+
+
 class EventBus(AsyncObservable):
     def __init__(self, thread: Optional[AsyncLoopThread] = None):
         self.stream = AsyncSubject()
@@ -87,12 +103,22 @@ async def await_event(self, event_type: str) -> Event:
     ####################################################################
 
     def send(self, event: Event) -> Future:
-        assert isinstance(self.thread, AsyncLoopThread)
-        return self.thread.exec(self.asend(event))
+        if isinstance(self.thread, AsyncLoopThread):
+            return self.thread.exec(self.asend(event))
+        else:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            wrapper, future = future_wrapper(self.asend(event))
+            loop.create_task(wrapper)
+            return future
 
     def subscribe(self, observer: AsyncObserver) -> Future:
-        assert isinstance(self.thread, AsyncLoopThread)
-        return self.thread.exec(self.asubscribe(observer))
+        if isinstance(self.thread, AsyncLoopThread):
+            return self.thread.exec(self.asubscribe(observer))
+        else:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            wrapper, future = future_wrapper(self.asubscribe(observer))
+            loop.create_task(wrapper)
+            return future
 
 
 class TypedObserver(AsyncObserver, Generic[T]):
diff --git a/chimerapy/engine/worker/http_server_service.py b/chimerapy/engine/worker/http_server_service.py
index 16cf02a..b91ba5e 100644
--- a/chimerapy/engine/worker/http_server_service.py
+++ b/chimerapy/engine/worker/http_server_service.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     NodeDiagnostics,
 )
 from ..networking import Server
-from ..networking.async_loop_thread import AsyncLoopThread
 from ..networking.enums import NODE_MESSAGE
 from ..utils import update_dataclass
 from ..eventbus import EventBus, Event, TypedObserver
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
         state: WorkerState,
-        thread: AsyncLoopThread,
         eventbus: EventBus,
         logger: logging.Logger,
     ):
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ def __init__(
         # Save input parameters
         self.name = name
         self.state = state
-        self.thread = thread
         self.eventbus = eventbus
         self.logger = logger
 
@@ -80,9 +77,22 @@ def __init__(
                 NODE_MESSAGE.DIAGNOSTICS: self._async_node_diagnostics,
             },
             parent_logger=self.logger,
-            thread=self.thread,
         )
 
+    @property
+    def ip(self) -> str:
+        return self._ip
+
+    @property
+    def port(self) -> int:
+        return self._port
+
+    @property
+    def url(self) -> str:
+        return f"http://{self._ip}:{self._port}"
+
+    async def async_init(self):
+
         # Specify observers
         self.observers: Dict[str, TypedObserver] = {
             "start": TypedObserver("start", on_asend=self.start, handle_event="drop"),
@@ -103,19 +113,7 @@ def __init__(
             ),
         }
         for ob in self.observers.values():
-            self.eventbus.subscribe(ob).result(timeout=1)
-
-    @property
-    def ip(self) -> str:
-        return self._ip
-
-    @property
-    def port(self) -> int:
-        return self._port
-
-    @property
-    def url(self) -> str:
-        return f"http://{self._ip}:{self._port}"
+            await self.eventbus.asubscribe(ob)
 
     async def start(self):
 
diff --git a/chimerapy/engine/worker/node_handler_service/node_handler_service.py b/chimerapy/engine/worker/node_handler_service/node_handler_service.py
index 94e59c3..611267c 100644
--- a/chimerapy/engine/worker/node_handler_service/node_handler_service.py
+++ b/chimerapy/engine/worker/node_handler_service/node_handler_service.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ def __init__(
             "threading": ThreadNodeController,
         }
 
+    async def async_init(self):
+
         # Specify observers
         self.observers: Dict[str, TypedObserver] = {
             "start": TypedObserver("start", on_asend=self.start, handle_event="drop"),
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ def __init__(
             ),
         }
         for ob in self.observers.values():
-            self.eventbus.subscribe(ob).result(timeout=1)
+            await self.eventbus.asubscribe(ob)
 
     async def start(self) -> bool:
         # Containers
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ async def async_create_node(self, node_config: Union[NodeConfig, Dict]) -> bool:
             self.node_controllers[node_config.id] = controller
 
             # Mark success
-            # self.logger.debug(f"{self}: completed node creation: {id}")
+            self.logger.debug(f"{self}: completed node creation: {id}")
             break
 
         if not success:
@@ -261,7 +263,9 @@ async def async_destroy_node(self, node_id: str) -> bool:
         success = False
 
         if node_id in self.node_controllers:
+            self.logger.debug(f"{self}: destroying Node {node_id}")
             await self.node_controllers[node_id].shutdown()
+            self.logger.debug(f"{self}: destroyed Node {node_id}")
 
             if node_id in self.state.nodes:
                 del self.state.nodes[node_id]
diff --git a/chimerapy/engine/worker/worker.py b/chimerapy/engine/worker/worker.py
index f59e7ad..95eec62 100644
--- a/chimerapy/engine/worker/worker.py
+++ b/chimerapy/engine/worker/worker.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.http_server = HttpServerService(
             name="http_server",
             state=self.state,
-            thread=self._thread,
+            # thread=self._thread,
             eventbus=self.eventbus,
             logger=self.logger,
         )
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def shutdown(self, blocking: bool = True) -> Union[Future[bool], bool]:
         """
         if not self._alive:
             return True
-        
+
         self.logger.info(f"{self}: Shutting down")
 
         # Only execute if thread exists
diff --git a/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_controller.py b/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_controller.py
index 6717b91..89e8e3d 100644
--- a/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_controller.py
+++ b/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_controller.py
@@ -17,35 +17,26 @@
 
 OUTPUT = 1
 
-# class TestNode:
-#     def run(
-#         self,
-#         blocking: bool = True,
-#         running: Optional[mp.Value] = None,  # type: ignore
-#         eventbus=None,
-#     ):
-#         while running:
-#             time.sleep(0.1)
-#         return OUTPUT
-
 
 async def test_mp_node_controller():
     session = MPSession()
-    # node = TestNode()
     node = GenNode(name="Gen1")
+
     node_controller = MPNodeController(node, logger)  # type: ignore
     node_controller.run(session)
     await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
+
     await node_controller.shutdown()
     assert node_controller.future.result() == OUTPUT
 
 
 async def test_thread_node_controller():
     session = ThreadSession()
-    # node = TestNode()
     node = GenNode(name="Gen1")
+
     node_controller = ThreadNodeController(node, logger)  # type: ignore
     node_controller.run(session)
     await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
+
     await node_controller.shutdown()
     assert node_controller.future.result() == OUTPUT
diff --git a/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_handler.py b/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_handler.py
index 3016905..e941336 100644
--- a/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_handler.py
+++ b/test/worker/node_handler/test_node_handler.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import chimerapy.engine as cpe
 from chimerapy.engine.worker.node_handler_service import NodeHandlerService
 from chimerapy.engine.worker.http_server_service import HttpServerService
-from chimerapy.engine.networking.async_loop_thread import AsyncLoopThread
 from chimerapy.engine.eventbus import EventBus, make_evented, Event
 from chimerapy.engine.states import WorkerState
 
@@ -71,13 +70,11 @@ def node_with_reg_methods(logreceiver):
     return NodeWithRegisteredMethods(name="RegNode1", debug_port=logreceiver.port)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def node_handler_setup():
+@pytest.fixture
+async def node_handler_setup():
 
     # Event Loop
-    thread = AsyncLoopThread()
-    thread.start()
-    eventbus = EventBus(thread=thread)
+    eventbus = EventBus()
 
     # Requirements
     state = make_evented(WorkerState(), event_bus=eventbus)
@@ -93,20 +90,20 @@ def node_handler_setup():
         logger=logger,
         logreceiver=log_receiver,
     )
+    await node_handler.async_init()
 
     # Necessary dependency
     http_server = HttpServerService(
-        name="http_server", state=state, thread=thread, eventbus=eventbus, logger=logger
+        name="http_server", state=state, eventbus=eventbus, logger=logger
     )
-    # thread.exec(http_server.start()).result(timeout=10)
-    eventbus.send(Event("start")).result(timeout=10)
+    await http_server.async_init()
 
+    await eventbus.asend(Event("start"))
     yield (node_handler, http_server)
-
-    eventbus.send(Event("shutdown"))
+    await eventbus.asend(Event("shutdown"))
 
 
-def test_create_service_instance(node_handler_setup):
+async def test_create_service_instance(node_handler_setup):
     ...
 
 
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ def step(self):
     assert await node_handler.async_destroy_node(node_id)
 
 
-# @pytest.mark.parametrize("context", ["multiprocessing"])  # , "threading"])
+@pytest.mark.skip()
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("context", ["multiprocessing", "threading"])
 async def test_processing_node_pub_table(
     node_handler_setup, gen_node, con_node, context
@@ -217,7 +214,6 @@ async def test_record_and_collect(node_handler_setup, context):
             cpe.NodeConfig(node, context=context)
         )
 
-    logger.debug("Starting")
     assert await node_handler.async_start_nodes()
     await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
diff --git a/test/worker/test_http_server.py b/test/worker/test_http_server.py
index 16e9d1a..f4583f2 100644
--- a/test/worker/test_http_server.py
+++ b/test/worker/test_http_server.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from pytest_lazyfixture import lazy_fixture
 
 from chimerapy.engine.worker.http_server_service import HttpServerService
-from chimerapy.engine.networking.async_loop_thread import AsyncLoopThread
 from chimerapy.engine.networking.data_chunk import DataChunk
 from chimerapy.engine.networking.client import Client
 from chimerapy.engine.networking.enums import NODE_MESSAGE
@@ -28,27 +27,25 @@ def pickled_gen_node_config(gen_node):
     return pickle.dumps(NodeConfig(gen_node))
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def http_server():
+@pytest.fixture
+async def http_server():
 
     # Event Loop
-    thread = AsyncLoopThread()
-    thread.start()
-    eventbus = EventBus(thread=thread)
+    eventbus = EventBus()
 
     # Requirements
     state = WorkerState()
 
     # Create the services
     http_server = HttpServerService(
-        name="http_server", state=state, thread=thread, eventbus=eventbus, logger=logger
+        name="http_server", state=state, eventbus=eventbus, logger=logger
     )
-    thread.exec(http_server.start()).result(timeout=10)
+    await http_server.start()
     return http_server
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def ws_client(http_server):
+@pytest.fixture
+async def ws_client(http_server):
 
     client = Client(
         host=http_server.ip,
@@ -57,12 +54,12 @@ def ws_client(http_server):
         ws_handlers={},
         parent_logger=logger,
     )
-    client.connect()
+    await client.async_connect()
     yield client
-    client.shutdown()
+    await client.async_shutdown()
 
 
-def test_http_server_instanciate(http_server):
+async def test_http_server_instanciate(http_server):
     ...