diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6d11d0a..e2e74f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@ version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7c3dd8985a7111efc5c80b44e23ecdd8c007de8ade3b96595387e812b957cf5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bytes"
+version = "0.4.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "206fdffcfa2df7cbe15601ef46c813fce0965eb3286db6b56c583b814b51c81c"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "iovec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "0.5.3"
@@ -776,6 +786,105 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3dcaa9ae7725d12cdb85b3ad99a434db70b468c09ded17e012d86b5c1010f7a7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures"
+version = "0.1.29"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b980f2816d6ee8673b6517b52cb0e808a180efc92e5c19d02cdda79066703ef"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6f16056ecbb57525ff698bb955162d0cd03bee84e6241c27ff75c08d8ca5987"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-channel"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fcae98ca17d102fd8a3603727b9259fcf7fa4239b603d2142926189bc8999b86"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-core"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "79564c427afefab1dfb3298535b21eda083ef7935b4f0ecbfcb121f0aec10866"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-executor"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e274736563f686a837a0568b478bdabfeaec2dca794b5649b04e2fe1627c231"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-io"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e676577d229e70952ab25f3945795ba5b16d63ca794ca9d2c860e5595d20b5ff"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-macro"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "52e7c56c15537adb4f76d0b7a76ad131cb4d2f4f32d3b0bcabcbe1c7c5e87764"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-hack",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.7",
+ "quote 1.0.2",
+ "syn 1.0.13",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-sink"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "171be33efae63c2d59e6dbba34186fe0d6394fb378069a76dfd80fdcffd43c16"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-task"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0bae52d6b29cf440e298856fec3965ee6fa71b06aa7495178615953fd669e5f9"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-util"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0d66274fb76985d3c62c886d1da7ac4c0903a8c9f754e8fe0f35a6a6cc39e76"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures 0.1.29",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-macro",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-task",
+ "memchr",
+ "pin-utils",
+ "proc-macro-hack",
+ "proc-macro-nested",
+ "slab",
+ "tokio-io",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gdk"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -1369,7 +1478,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "image",
  "lru",
  "msgbox",
- "neovim-lib",
  "nvim-rs",
  "rmpv",
  "rust-embed",
@@ -1379,16 +1487,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winres",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "neovim-lib"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/daa84/neovim-lib#5291bf754bcfa55dcf6332808f72d09ebd78ce90"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "rmpv",
- "unix_socket",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "net2"
 version = "0.2.33"
@@ -1493,16 +1591,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nvim-rs"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "24f920d183863ab5de29bf953921b286dc5d214620f385e1bfed82a2b0ec6f44"
+version = "0.1.1-alpha.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/KillTheMule/nvim-rs?branch=futures#d2012790f7d3876f3bad88185d07a030e4933d37"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
+ "futures 0.3.1",
  "log",
+ "pin-project",
  "rmp",
  "rmpv",
  "tokio",
- "unix_socket",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1615,12 +1713,38 @@ version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d4fd5641d01c8f18a23da7b6fe29298ff4b55afcccdf78973b24cf3175fee32e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-project"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "94b90146c7216e4cb534069fb91366de4ea0ea353105ee45ed297e2d1619e469"
+dependencies = [
+ "pin-project-internal",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-project-internal"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44ca92f893f0656d3cba8158dd0f2b99b94de256a4a54e870bd6922fcc6c8355"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.7",
+ "quote 1.0.2",
+ "syn 1.0.13",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e8822eb8bb72452f038ebf6048efa02c3fe22bf83f76519c9583e47fc194a422"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-utils"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5894c618ce612a3fa23881b152b608bafb8c56cfc22f434a3ba3120b40f7b587"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.17"
@@ -1656,6 +1780,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.13",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-nested"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "369a6ed065f249a159e06c45752c780bda2fb53c995718f9e484d08daa9eb42e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "0.4.30"
@@ -1863,8 +1993,6 @@ checksum = "ff4792131b8bf59f4b49a546de03c004eb4b54468d4816044af12c3b7942df5b"
 dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "rmp",
- "serde",
- "serde_bytes",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2013,15 +2141,6 @@ version = "1.0.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "414115f25f818d7dfccec8ee535d76949ae78584fc4f79a6f45a904bf8ab4449"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_bytes"
-version = "0.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "325a073952621257820e7a3469f55ba4726d8b28657e7e36653d1c36dc2c84ae"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
 version = "1.0.44"
@@ -2294,7 +2413,7 @@ version = "0.2.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ffa2fdcfa937b20cb3c822a635ceecd5fc1a27a6a474527e5516aa24b8c8820a"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 0.5.3",
  "fnv",
  "iovec",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -2310,6 +2429,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.8",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-io"
+version = "0.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5090db468dad16e1a7a54c8c67280c5e4b544f3d3e018f0b913b400261f85926"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes 0.4.12",
+ "futures 0.1.29",
+ "log",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
 version = "0.2.3"
@@ -2362,16 +2492,6 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "826e7639553986605ec5979c7dd957c7895e93eabed50ab2ffa7f6128a75097c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unix_socket"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6aa2700417c405c38f5e6902d699345241c28c0b7ade4abaad71e35a87eb1564"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.8"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b4c8a32..21fb009 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ lru = "0.4.3"
 skulpin = "0.5"
 derive-new = "0.5"
 env_logger = "0.7.1"
-neovim-lib = { git = "https://github.com/daa84/neovim-lib", version = "0.6" }
+#neovim-lib = { git = "https://github.com/daa84/neovim-lib", version = "0.6" }
 rmpv = "0.4.2"
 msgbox = "0.4.0"
 rust-embed = { version = "5.2.0", features = ["debug-embed"] }
 image = "0.22.3"
-nvim-rs = "0.1.0"
-tokio = { version = "0.2.9", features = [ "blocking" ] }
+#nvim-rs = "0.1.0"
+nvim-rs = { git = "https://github.com/KillTheMule/nvim-rs", branch = "futures", features = [ "use_tokio" ] }
+tokio = { version = "0.2.9", features = [ "blocking", "process" ] }
 async-trait = "0.1.18"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d18afa4..ea8bf6e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ mod renderer;
 mod error_handling;
 mod ui_commands;
 
-#[macro_use] extern crate async_trait;
 #[macro_use] extern crate derive_new;
 #[macro_use] extern crate rust_embed;
 
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use std::thread;
+//use std::thread;
 use std::process::Stdio;
-use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use rmpv::Value;
-use nvim_rs::runtime::ChildStdin;
-use nvim_rs::{create, Neovim, UiAttachOptions, Handler};
+use tokio::process::ChildStdin;
+use nvim_rs::{create::tokio as create, Neovim, UiAttachOptions, Handler,
+compat::tokio::Compat};
 use tokio::process::Command;
-use tokio::task::spawn_blocking;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 
 use window::ui_loop;
 use editor::Editor;
@@ -54,11 +54,17 @@ fn create_nvim_command() -> Command {
 
 struct NeovimHandler(Arc<Mutex<Editor>>);
 
+impl Clone for NeovimHandler {
+  fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+    NeovimHandler(Arc::clone(&self.0))
+  }
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 impl Handler for NeovimHandler {
-    type Writer = ChildStdin;
+    type Writer = Compat<ChildStdin>;
 
-    async fn handle_request(&self, event_name: String, arguments: Vec<Value>, neovim: Neovim<ChildStdin>) -> Result<Value, Value> {
+    async fn handle_notify(&self, event_name: String, arguments: Vec<Value>, _neovim: Neovim<Compat<ChildStdin>>) {
         dbg!(&event_name);
         let parsed_events = parse_neovim_event(event_name, arguments)
             .unwrap_or_explained_panic("Could not parse event", "Could not parse event from neovim");
@@ -66,12 +72,10 @@ impl Handler for NeovimHandler {
             let mut editor = self.0.lock().unwrap();
             editor.handle_redraw_event(event);
         }
-        Ok(Value::Nil)
     }
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn start_nvim(editor: Arc<Mutex<Editor>>) -> Sender<UiCommand> {
+async fn start_nvim(editor: Arc<Mutex<Editor>>, receiver: Receiver<UiCommand>) {
     let (mut nvim, io_handler, _) = create::new_child_cmd(&mut create_nvim_command(), NeovimHandler(editor.clone())).await
         .unwrap_or_explained_panic("Could not create nvim process", "Could not locate or start the neovim process");
 
@@ -87,23 +91,31 @@ async fn start_nvim(editor: Arc<Mutex<Editor>>) -> Sender<UiCommand> {
     let mut options = UiAttachOptions::new();
     options.set_linegrid_external(true);
     options.set_rgb(true);
-    nvim.set_var("neovide", Value::Boolean(true)).await;
+    nvim.set_var("neovide", Value::Boolean(true)).await
+        .unwrap_or_explained_panic("Could not communicate.", "Could not communicate with neovim process");
     nvim.ui_attach(INITIAL_WIDTH as i64, INITIAL_HEIGHT as i64, &options).await
         .unwrap_or_explained_panic("Could not attach.", "Could not attach ui to neovim process");
 
-    let (mut sender, receiver) = channel::<UiCommand>();
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        while let Ok(ui_command) = spawn_blocking(|| receiver.recv()).await.unwrap() {
-            dbg!(&ui_command);
-            ui_command.execute(&nvim).await;
-        }
-    });
+    loop {
+      let r = receiver.recv();
 
-    sender
+      if let Ok(ui_command) = r {
+        dbg!(&ui_command);
+        ui_command.execute(&nvim).await;
+      } else {
+        return
+      }
+    }
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    let rt = Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
     let editor = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Editor::new(INITIAL_WIDTH, INITIAL_HEIGHT)));
-    let sender = start_nvim(editor.clone());
+    let (sender, receiver) = channel::<UiCommand>();
+    let editor_clone = editor.clone();
+    rt.spawn_blocking(async move {
+      start_nvim(editor_clone, receiver).await;
+    });
     ui_loop(editor, sender, (INITIAL_WIDTH, INITIAL_HEIGHT));
 }
diff --git a/src/ui_commands.rs b/src/ui_commands.rs
index 2979114..9646a3b 100644
--- a/src/ui_commands.rs
+++ b/src/ui_commands.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use nvim_rs::Neovim;
-use nvim_rs::runtime::ChildStdin;
+use nvim_rs::compat::tokio::Compat;
+use tokio::process::ChildStdin;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum UiCommand {
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ pub enum UiCommand {
 }
 
 impl UiCommand {
-    pub async fn execute(&self, nvim: &Neovim<ChildStdin>) {
+    pub async fn execute(&self, nvim: &Neovim<Compat<ChildStdin>>) {
         match self {
             UiCommand::Resize { width, height } => 
                 nvim.ui_try_resize(*width.max(&10), *height.max(&3)).await