diff --git a/core/functionality.py b/core/functionality.py
index 98af242..e784b4b 100644
--- a/core/functionality.py
+++ b/core/functionality.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import yaml
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from multiprocessing.connection import Connection, wait as multi_wait
+from multiprocessing.connection import Connection, PipeConnection, wait as multi_wait
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 from papermill.translators import papermill_translators
 from typing import Any
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ def generate_id(prefix:str="", length:int=16, existing_ids:list[str]=[],
 
 def wait(inputs:list[VALID_CHANNELS])->list[VALID_CHANNELS]:
     all_connections = [i for i in inputs if type(i) is Connection] \
+        + [i for i in inputs if type(i) is PipeConnection] \
         + [i._reader for i in inputs if type(i) is Queue]
-
     ready = multi_wait(all_connections)
     ready_inputs = [i for i in inputs if \
         (type(i) is Connection and i in ready) \
+        or (type(i) is PipeConnection and i in ready) \
         or (type(i) is Queue and i._reader in ready)]
     return ready_inputs
 
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index e5fd26a..0d8f28e 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ class MeowTests(unittest.TestCase):
     # Test single meow papermill job execution
     def testMeowRunnerPapermillExecution(self)->None:
         pattern_one = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_one", "start/A.txt", "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_one", os.path.join("start","A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "extra":"A line from a test Pattern",
-                "outfile":"{VGRID}/output/{FILENAME}"
+                "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}","output","{FILENAME}")
             })
         recipe = JupyterNotebookRecipe(
             "recipe_one", APPENDING_NOTEBOOK)
@@ -205,16 +205,16 @@ class MeowTests(unittest.TestCase):
     # Test meow papermill job chaining within runner
     def testMeowRunnerLinkedPapermillExecution(self)->None:
         pattern_one = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_one", "start/A.txt", "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_one", os.path.join("start","A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "extra":"A line from Pattern 1",
-                "outfile":"{VGRID}/middle/{FILENAME}"
+                "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}","middle","{FILENAME}")
             })
         pattern_two = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_two", "middle/A.txt", "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_two", os.path.join("middle","A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "extra":"A line from Pattern 2",
-                "outfile":"{VGRID}/output/{FILENAME}"
+                "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}","output","{FILENAME}")
             })
         recipe = JupyterNotebookRecipe(
             "recipe_one", APPENDING_NOTEBOOK)
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ class MeowTests(unittest.TestCase):
     # Test single meow python job execution
     def testMeowRunnerPythonExecution(self)->None:
         pattern_one = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_one", "start/A.txt", "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_one", os.path.join("start","A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "num":10000,
-                "outfile":"{VGRID}/output/{FILENAME}"
+                "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}","output","{FILENAME}")
             })
         recipe = PythonRecipe(
             "recipe_one", COMPLETE_PYTHON_SCRIPT
@@ -403,16 +403,16 @@ class MeowTests(unittest.TestCase):
     # Test meow python job chaining within runner
     def testMeowRunnerLinkedPythonExecution(self)->None:
         pattern_one = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_one", "start/A.txt", "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_one", os.path.join("start","A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "num":250,
-                "outfile":"{VGRID}/middle/{FILENAME}"
+                "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}","middle","{FILENAME}")
             })
         pattern_two = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_two", "middle/A.txt", "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_two", os.path.join("middle","A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "num":40,
-                "outfile":"{VGRID}/output/{FILENAME}"
+                "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}","output","{FILENAME}")
             })
         recipe = PythonRecipe(
             "recipe_one", COMPLETE_PYTHON_SCRIPT