diff --git a/src/socketify/loop.py b/src/socketify/loop.py
index 3897111..074d577 100644
--- a/src/socketify/loop.py
+++ b/src/socketify/loop.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
-from time import sleep
-import threading
 from .tasks import create_task, TaskFactory
 from .uv import UVLoop
 
@@ -78,45 +76,8 @@ class Loop:
     def create_future(self):
         return self.loop.create_future()
 
-    def run_uv(self, uv_loop):
-        print('run uv', flush=True)
-        uv_loop.run()
-        #import time
-        #while True:
-        #    time.sleep(1)
-        #    uv_loop.run_nowait()
-
-    def start_uvloop(self):
-        '''
-        import time
-        if not self.started:
-            time.sleep(1)
-            self._keep_alive()
-        '''
-
-        if not hasattr(self, 'thread_started'):
-            logging.info('starting _keep_alive thread')
-            t1 = threading.Thread(target=self.run_uv, daemon=True, args=[self.uv_loop])
-            t1.start()
-        self.thread_started = True
-
     def _keep_alive(self):
-        '''if not self.started:
-            time.sleep(1)
-            self._keep_alive()
-        '''
-        '''
-        if not hasattr(self, 'thread_started'):
-            logging.info('starting _keep_alive thread')
-            t1 = threading.Thread(target=self.run_uv, daemon=True, args=[self.uv_loop])
-            t1.start()
-        '''
-        self.thread_started = True
         if self.started:
-            #sleep(5)  # TODO does this still run?
-            #asyncio.sleep(5)
-            logging.info('Commencing self.started loop checking ')
-            print('in _k_a')
             relax = False
             if not self.is_idle:
                 self._idle_count = 0
@@ -124,20 +85,17 @@ class Loop:
                 self._idle_count += 1
             else:
                 relax = True
-            #print(self._idle_count, relax)
-
+            
             self.is_idle = True
-
+                
             if relax:
-                #self.uv_loop.run()
-                #self.uv_loop.run_nowait()
-                #self.loop.call_later(10, self._keep_alive)
+                self.uv_loop.run_nowait()
                 self.loop.call_later(0.001, self._keep_alive)
             else:
-                #self.uv_loop.run_nowait()
+                self.uv_loop.run_nowait()
                 # be more agressive when needed
                 self.loop.call_soon(self._keep_alive)
-
+                
     def create_task(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # this is not using optimized create_task yet
         return self.loop.create_task(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -151,10 +109,6 @@ class Loop:
             future = self.ensure_future(task)
         else:
             future = None
-        print('RUC', flush=True)
-        # not sure if this method is used. if so,
-        # might want to use self.start_uvloop() here
-        # as well?
         self.loop.call_soon(self._keep_alive)
         self.loop.run_until_complete(future)
         # clean up uvloop
@@ -167,9 +121,7 @@ class Loop:
             future = self.ensure_future(task)
         else:
             future = None
-        print('RUN', flush=True)
-        self.start_uvloop()
-        #self.loop.call_soon(self._keep_alive)
+        self.loop.call_soon(self._keep_alive)
         self.loop.run_forever()
         # clean up uvloop
         self.uv_loop.stop()