diff --git a/core/functionality.py b/core/functionality.py
index 1e2d128..0a221fb 100644
--- a/core/functionality.py
+++ b/core/functionality.py
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import yaml
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List
 
-from multiprocessing.connection import Connection, PipeConnection, wait as multi_wait
+from multiprocessing.connection import Connection, wait as multi_wait
+# Need to import additional Connection type for Windows machines
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    from multiprocessing.connection import PipeConnection
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 from papermill.translators import papermill_translators
 from typing import Any, Dict
@@ -49,6 +52,11 @@ def generate_id(prefix:str="", length:int=16, existing_ids:List[str]=[],
         f"using values '{charset}' and length of '{length}'.")
 
 def wait(inputs:List[VALID_CHANNELS])->List[VALID_CHANNELS]:
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        return wait_windows(inputs)
+    return wait_linux(inputs)
+
+def wait_windows(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]
@@ -59,6 +67,15 @@ def wait(inputs:List[VALID_CHANNELS])->List[VALID_CHANNELS]:
         or (type(i) is Queue and i._reader in ready)]
     return ready_inputs
 
+def wait_linux(inputs:List[VALID_CHANNELS])->List[VALID_CHANNELS]:
+    all_connections = [i for i in inputs if type(i) is Connection] \
+        + [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 Queue and i._reader in ready)]
+    return ready_inputs
+
 def _get_file_sha256(file_path):
     sha256_hash = hashlib.sha256()