diff --git a/allscale/components/monitor.hpp b/allscale/components/monitor.hpp
index 322eafe..df21ffe 100644
--- a/allscale/components/monitor.hpp
+++ b/allscale/components/monitor.hpp
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ namespace allscale { namespace components {
 
 
            private:
+             typedef hpx::lcos::local::spinlock mutex_type;
 
              // MONITOR MANAGEMENT
              // Measuring total execution time
@@ -347,6 +348,8 @@ namespace allscale { namespace components {
              std::uint64_t rank_, execution_init;
 
              std::uint64_t num_localities_;
+             mutex_type init_mutex;
+             bool initialized = false;
              bool enable_monitor;
 
              // System parameters
@@ -361,7 +364,6 @@ namespace allscale { namespace components {
 //             hpx::id_type left_;
 //             hpx::id_type right_;
 
-             typedef hpx::lcos::local::spinlock mutex_type;
              mutex_type work_map_mutex;
 
              // Performance profiles per work item ID
diff --git a/hpx b/hpx
index b90ec00..0c6fdba 160000
--- a/hpx
+++ b/hpx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b90ec0016fb5624e51a4e58b91ecedc3b841016e
+Subproject commit 0c6fdbaa8770ce7aa46b3c715748098983d449ec
diff --git a/src/components/monitor_component.cpp b/src/components/monitor_component.cpp
index 36bae65..69745e6 100644
--- a/src/components/monitor_component.cpp
+++ b/src/components/monitor_component.cpp
@@ -1852,6 +1852,10 @@ namespace allscale { namespace components {
    }
 
    void monitor::init() {
+    std::unique_lock<mutex_type> l(init_mutex);
+    if (initialized) return;
+    hpx::util::ignore_while_checking<std::unique_lock<mutex_type>> il(&l);
+
 //      bool enable_signals = true;
       if(const char* env_p = std::getenv("ALLSCALE_MONITOR"))
       {
@@ -1861,8 +1865,8 @@ namespace allscale { namespace components {
 
       if(!enable_monitor)
       {
-	 std::cout << "Monitor component disabled!\n";
-	 return;
+         std::cout << "Monitor component disabled!\n";
+         return;
       }
       num_localities_ = allscale::get_num_localities();
 
@@ -2155,6 +2159,10 @@ namespace allscale { namespace components {
       // Init historical data
       history = std::make_shared<allscale::historical_data>();
 
+      hpx::register_with_basename("allscale/monitor", this->get_id(), rank_).get();
+
+
+      initialized = true;
 
        std::cerr
           << "Monitor component with rank "
diff --git a/src/components/scheduler_component.cpp b/src/components/scheduler_component.cpp
index b13d1d8..8c534a7 100644
--- a/src/components/scheduler_component.cpp
+++ b/src/components/scheduler_component.cpp
@@ -848,18 +848,41 @@ std::pair<work_item, std::unique_ptr<data_item_manager::task_requirements_base>>
         }
         reqs->add_allowance(addr);
 
+        bool async = work.id().depth() < 2;//addr.getParent().getNumaNode() != numa_node;
+
         hpx::future<void> acquired = reqs->acquire_split(addr);
+
         typename hpx::traits::detail::shared_state_ptr_for<
             hpx::future<void>>::type const &state =
             hpx::traits::future_access<hpx::future<void>>::get_shared_state(
                     acquired);
-
-        state->set_on_completed(
-            [state, this, numa_node, work = std::move(work), reqs = std::move(reqs)]() mutable
+        auto f_split = [async, state, this, numa_node, work = std::move(work), reqs = std::move(reqs)]() mutable
             {
                 auto &exec = executors_[numa_node];
-                work.split(exec, std::move(reqs));
-            });
+                if (async)
+                {
+                    hpx::parallel::execution::post(
+                        exec, hpx::util::annotated_function(
+                            hpx::util::deferred_call([work = std::move(work), reqs = std::move(reqs), &exec]() mutable
+                            {
+                                work.split(exec, std::move(reqs));
+
+                            }),
+                            "allscale::work_item::split"));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    work.split(exec, std::move(reqs));
+                }
+            };
+
+        if (acquired.is_ready())
+        {
+            f_split();
+            return std::make_pair(work_item(), std::unique_ptr<data_item_manager::task_requirements_base>());
+        }
+
+        state->set_on_completed(std::move(f_split));
         return std::make_pair(work_item(), std::unique_ptr<data_item_manager::task_requirements_base>());
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/dashboard.cpp b/src/dashboard.cpp
index 1397c33..02f830d 100644
--- a/src/dashboard.cpp
+++ b/src/dashboard.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ namespace allscale { namespace dashboard
     node_state get_state()
     {
         node_state state;
-        static allscale::components::monitor *monitor_c = &allscale::monitor::get();
-
+        allscale::components::monitor *monitor_c = &allscale::monitor::get();
+//
         state.rank = hpx::get_locality_id();
         state.online = true;
         state.active = true;
diff --git a/src/monitor.cpp b/src/monitor.cpp
index 6bd158a..b5b4e2a 100644
--- a/src/monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace allscale {
             hpx::util::detail::yield_k(k, "get component...");
             res = m.component_.get();
         }
+        res->init();
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -75,17 +76,15 @@ namespace allscale {
         hpx::id_type gid =
             hpx::new_<components::monitor>(hpx::find_here(), rank).get();
 
-
         component_ = hpx::get_ptr<components::monitor>(gid).get();
-        component_->init();
-
-        char *env = std::getenv("ALLSCALE_MONITOR");
-        if(env && env[0] == '0')
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        hpx::register_with_basename("allscale/monitor", gid, rank).get();
+//         component_->init();
+//
+//         char *env = std::getenv("ALLSCALE_MONITOR");
+//         if(env && env[0] == '0')
+//         {
+//             return;
+//         }
+//
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/scheduler.cpp b/src/scheduler.cpp
index 8a05edf..a526aaf 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/scheduler.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ namespace allscale
 
         void schedule(work_item work)
         {
+            {
+                int i = 0;
+                unsigned j =0;
+                if (i < j) { return; }
+            }
             if (policy_.value_ == replacable_policy::dynamic &&
                 work.id().is_root() && work.id().id > 0 && (work.id().id % 10 == 0))
             {