diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c16b2611a..35c1e6b0c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2476,7 +2476,6 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 dependencies = [
  "dioxus",
  "dioxus-ssr",
- "flume",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
  "longest-increasing-subsequence",
diff --git a/examples/dog_app.rs b/examples/dog_app.rs
index f61b03333..a9c21fdfb 100644
--- a/examples/dog_app.rs
+++ b/examples/dog_app.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn app() -> Element {
     let mut breed = use_signal(|| "deerhound".to_string());
-    let breed_list = use_async_memo(move || async move {
+    let breed_list = use_resource(move || async move {
         let list = reqwest::get("https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/list/all")
             .await
             .unwrap()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn app() -> Element {
 
 #[component]
 fn BreedPic(breed: Signal<String>) -> Element {
-    let fut = use_async_memo(move || async move {
+    let fut = use_resource(move || async move {
         reqwest::get(format!("https://dog.ceo/api/breed/{breed}/images/random"))
             .await
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/examples/eval.rs b/examples/eval.rs
index 7df54f7f7..99d701022 100644
--- a/examples/eval.rs
+++ b/examples/eval.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn app() -> Element {
-    let future = use_async_memo(move || async move {
+    let future = use_resource(move || async move {
         let mut eval = eval(
             r#"
                 dioxus.send("Hi from JS!");
diff --git a/examples/signals.rs b/examples/signals.rs
index 5cf15405e..5b217c508 100644
--- a/examples/signals.rs
+++ b/examples/signals.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ fn app() -> Element {
     if count() > 30 {
         return rsx! {
             h1 { "Count is too high!" }
-            button {
-                onclick: move |_| count.set(0),
-                "Press to reset"
-            }
+            button { onclick: move |_| count.set(0), "Press to reset" }
         };
     }
 
@@ -38,8 +35,8 @@ fn app() -> Element {
         }
     });
 
-    // use_resource will spawn a future that resolves to a value - essentially an async memo
-    let _slow_count = use_async_memo(move || async move {
+    // use_resource will spawn a future that resolves to a value
+    let _slow_count = use_resource(move || async move {
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
         count() * 2
     });
diff --git a/packages/core/Cargo.toml b/packages/core/Cargo.toml
index 127d4e5aa..01ed1847d 100644
--- a/packages/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ slab = { workspace = true }
 futures-channel = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-flume = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false, features = ["async"]}
-
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/global_context.rs b/packages/core/src/global_context.rs
index 4e2de7ba7..ea847320c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/global_context.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/global_context.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{runtime::Runtime, Element, ScopeId, Task};
-use futures_util::{future::poll_fn, Future};
+use futures_util::Future;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// Get the current scope id
@@ -257,13 +257,11 @@ pub fn after_render(f: impl FnMut() + 'static) {
 /// Effects rely on this to ensure that they only run effects after the DOM has been updated. Without flush_sync effects
 /// are run immediately before diffing the DOM, which causes all sorts of out-of-sync weirdness.
 pub async fn flush_sync() {
-    // if flushing() {
-    //      return;
-    // }
-
-    _ = Runtime::with(|rt| rt.flush.clone())
+    // Wait for the flush lock to be available
+    // We release it immediately, so it's impossible for the lock to be held longer than this function
+    Runtime::with(|rt| rt.flush_mutex.clone())
         .unwrap()
-        .recv_async()
+        .lock()
         .await;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/runtime.rs b/packages/core/src/runtime.rs
index 9ef0b4ab6..0c17d40fb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/runtime.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
-
 use crate::{
     innerlude::{LocalTask, SchedulerMsg},
     scope_context::Scope,
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
 use std::{
     cell::{Cell, Ref, RefCell},
     rc::Rc,
+    sync::Arc,
 };
 
 thread_local! {
@@ -32,18 +31,18 @@ pub struct Runtime {
 
     pub(crate) sender: futures_channel::mpsc::UnboundedSender<SchedulerMsg>,
 
-    // Tasks waiting to be manually resumed when we call wait_for_work
-    pub(crate) flush: flume::Receiver<()>,
+    // the virtualdom will hold this lock while it's doing syncronous work
+    // when the lock is lifted, tasks waiting for the lock will be able to run
+    pub(crate) flush_mutex: Arc<futures_util::lock::Mutex<()>>,
+    pub(crate) flush_lock: Cell<Option<futures_util::lock::OwnedMutexGuard<()>>>,
 }
 
 impl Runtime {
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        sender: futures_channel::mpsc::UnboundedSender<SchedulerMsg>,
-        flush: flume::Receiver<()>,
-    ) -> Rc<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(sender: futures_channel::mpsc::UnboundedSender<SchedulerMsg>) -> Rc<Self> {
         Rc::new(Self {
             sender,
-            flush,
+            flush_mutex: Default::default(),
+            flush_lock: Default::default(),
             rendering: Cell::new(true),
             scope_states: Default::default(),
             scope_stack: Default::default(),
@@ -150,6 +149,23 @@ impl Runtime {
     pub(crate) fn with_scope<R>(scope: ScopeId, f: impl FnOnce(&Scope) -> R) -> Option<R> {
         Self::with(|rt| rt.get_state(scope).map(|sc| f(&sc))).flatten()
     }
+
+    /// Acquire the flush lock and store it interally
+    ///
+    /// This means the virtual dom is currently doing syncronous work
+    /// The lock will be held until `release_flush_lock` is called - and then the OwnedLock will be dropped
+    pub(crate) fn acquire_flush_lock(&self) {
+        self.flush_lock
+            .set(Some(self.flush_mutex.try_lock_owned().unwrap()));
+    }
+
+    /// Release the flush lock
+    ///
+    /// On the drop of the flush lock, all tasks waiting on `flush_sync` will spring to life via their wakers.
+    /// You can now freely poll those tasks and they can progress
+    pub(crate) fn release_flush_lock(&self) {
+        self.flush_lock.take();
+    }
 }
 
 /// A guard for a new runtime. This must be used to override the current runtime when importing components from a dynamic library that has it's own runtime.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs b/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
index ca7af404c..b22ff7860 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ pub struct VirtualDom {
     pub(crate) suspended_scopes: FxHashSet<ScopeId>,
 
     rx: futures_channel::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<SchedulerMsg>,
-    flush_tx: flume::Sender<()>,
 }
 
 impl VirtualDom {
@@ -306,12 +305,10 @@ impl VirtualDom {
     /// ```
     pub(crate) fn new_with_component(root: impl AnyProps + 'static) -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = futures_channel::mpsc::unbounded();
-        let (flush_tx, flush_rx) = flume::unbounded(); // I don't think this needs to be unbounded
 
         let mut dom = Self {
             rx,
-            flush_tx,
-            runtime: Runtime::new(tx, flush_rx),
+            runtime: Runtime::new(tx),
             scopes: Default::default(),
             dirty_scopes: Default::default(),
             templates: Default::default(),
@@ -430,12 +427,13 @@ impl VirtualDom {
         self.poll_tasks().await;
     }
 
-    /// Poll futures without progressing any futures from the flush table
+    ///
     async fn poll_tasks(&mut self) {
-        loop {
-            // Send the flush signal to the runtime, waking up tasks
-            _ = self.flush_tx.try_send(());
+        // Release the flush lock
+        // This will cause all the flush wakers to immediately spring to life, which we will off with process_events
+        self.runtime.release_flush_lock();
 
+        loop {
             // Process all events - Scopes are marked dirty, etc
             // Sometimes when wakers fire we get a slew of updates at once, so its important that we drain this completely
             self.process_events();
@@ -448,6 +446,10 @@ impl VirtualDom {
             // Make sure we set the runtime since we're running user code
             let _runtime = RuntimeGuard::new(self.runtime.clone());
 
+            // Hold a lock to the flush sync to prevent tasks from running in the event we get an immediate
+            // When we're doing awaiting the rx, the lock will be dropped and tasks waiting on the lock will get waked
+            self.runtime.acquire_flush_lock();
+
             match self.rx.next().await.expect("channel should never close") {
                 SchedulerMsg::Immediate(id) => self.mark_dirty(id),
                 SchedulerMsg::TaskNotified(id) => self.runtime.handle_task_wakeup(id),
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ impl VirtualDom {
 
         // Process any events that might be pending in the queue
         // Signals marked with .write() need a chance to be handled by the effect driver
+        // This also processes futures which might progress into immediates
         self.process_events();
 
         // Next, diff any dirty scopes
diff --git a/packages/dioxus-tui/src/lib.rs b/packages/dioxus-tui/src/lib.rs
index e4ec574eb..294c0300b 100644
--- a/packages/dioxus-tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/dioxus-tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@ use element::DioxusTUIMutationWriter;
 pub use plasmo::{query::Query, Config, RenderingMode, Size, TuiContext};
 use plasmo::{render, Driver};
 
+pub mod launch {
+    use super::*;
+
+    pub type Config = super::Config;
+    /// Launches the WebView and runs the event loop, with configuration and root props.
+    pub fn launch(
+        root: fn() -> Element,
+        contexts: Vec<Box<dyn Fn() -> Box<dyn Any>>>,
+        platform_config: Config,
+    ) {
+        let mut virtual_dom = VirtualDom::new(root);
+
+        for context in contexts {
+            virtual_dom.insert_any_root_context(context());
+        }
+
+        launch_vdom_cfg(virtual_dom, platform_config)
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn launch(app: fn() -> Element) {
     launch_cfg(app, Config::default())
 }
diff --git a/packages/dioxus/src/launch.rs b/packages/dioxus/src/launch.rs
index b76687363..3b49eb97a 100644
--- a/packages/dioxus/src/launch.rs
+++ b/packages/dioxus/src/launch.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ impl LaunchBuilder {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "tui")]
+    /// Launch your tui application
+    pub fn tui() -> LaunchBuilder<dioxus_tui::Config, UnsendContext> {
+        LaunchBuilder {
+            launch_fn: dioxus_tui::launch::launch,
+            contexts: Vec::new(),
+            platform_config: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Provide a custom launch function for your application.
     ///
     /// Useful for third party renderers to tap into the launch builder API without having to reimplement it.
@@ -215,3 +225,9 @@ pub fn launch_desktop(app: fn() -> Element) {
 pub fn launch_fullstack(app: fn() -> Element) {
     LaunchBuilder::fullstack().launch(app)
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "tui")]
+/// Launch your tui application without any additional configuration. See [`LaunchBuilder`] for more options.
+pub fn launch_tui(app: fn() -> Element) {
+    LaunchBuilder::tui().launch(app)
+}
diff --git a/packages/hooks/src/use_effect.rs b/packages/hooks/src/use_effect.rs
index ee9711881..304a5fe90 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/src/use_effect.rs
+++ b/packages/hooks/src/use_effect.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use crate::use_hook_did_run;
 use dioxus_core::prelude::*;
-use dioxus_signals::{CopyValue, Effect, ReactiveContext, Writable};
-// use futures_util::select;
+use dioxus_signals::ReactiveContext;
 
 /// Create a new effect. The effect will be run immediately and whenever any signal it reads changes.
 /// The signal will be owned by the current component and will be dropped when the component is dropped.
@@ -16,6 +14,9 @@ pub fn use_effect(mut callback: impl FnMut() + 'static) {
             let rc = ReactiveContext::new(None);
 
             loop {
+                // Wait for the dom the be finished with sync work
+                flush_sync().await;
+
                 // Run the effect
                 rc.run_in(|| callback());
 
diff --git a/packages/hooks/src/use_memo.rs b/packages/hooks/src/use_memo.rs
index 7ca070731..50d238919 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/src/use_memo.rs
+++ b/packages/hooks/src/use_memo.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ pub fn use_maybe_sync_memo<R: PartialEq, S: Storage<SignalData<R>>>(
 
         spawn(async move {
             loop {
+                // Wait for the dom the be finished with sync work
+                flush_sync().await;
+
                 rc.changed().await;
                 let new = rc.run_in(|| f());
                 if new != *state.peek() {
diff --git a/packages/hooks/src/use_resource.rs b/packages/hooks/src/use_resource.rs
index 807927450..1e70ccfe0 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/src/use_resource.rs
+++ b/packages/hooks/src/use_resource.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::{use_callback, use_signal};
 use dioxus_core::{
-    prelude::{spawn, suspend, use_hook},
+    prelude::{flush_sync, spawn, suspend, use_hook},
     Task,
 };
 use dioxus_signals::*;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::future::Future;
 ///
 /// Regular memos are synchronous and resolve immediately. However, you might want to resolve a memo
 #[must_use = "Consider using `cx.spawn` to run a future without reading its value"]
-pub fn use_async_memo<T, F>(future: impl Fn() -> F + 'static) -> AsyncMemo<T>
+pub fn use_resource<T, F>(future: impl Fn() -> F + 'static) -> AsyncMemo<T>
 where
     T: 'static,
     F: Future<Output = T> + 'static,
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ where
 
         // Spawn a wrapper task that polls the innner future and watch its dependencies
         spawn(async move {
+            // Wait for the dom the be finished with sync work
+            flush_sync().await;
+
             // move the future here and pin it so we can poll it
             let fut = fut;
             pin_mut!(fut);
@@ -88,7 +91,9 @@ impl<T> AsyncMemo<T> {
 
     // Manually set the value in the future slot without starting the future over
     pub fn set(&mut self, new_value: T) {
-        todo!()
+        // if let Some(task) = self.task.take() {
+        //     cx.remove_future(task);
+        // }
         // self.value.set(Some(new_value));
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/plasmo/src/lib.rs b/packages/plasmo/src/lib.rs
index 4a7261b55..58fa1b29e 100644
--- a/packages/plasmo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/plasmo/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ impl TuiContext {
     }
 
     pub fn quit(&self) {
+        // panic!("ack")
         self.tx.unbounded_send(InputEvent::Close).unwrap();
     }
 
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ pub fn render<R: Driver>(
                                     TermEvent::Resize(_, _) => updated = true,
                                     _ => {}
                                 },
-                                InputEvent::Close => break,
+                                InputEvent::Close => panic!("ackkkk"),
                             };
 
                             if let InputEvent::UserInput(evt) = evt.unwrap() {