diff --git a/core/functionality.py b/core/functionality.py
index 3e1c204..1e2d128 100644
--- a/core/functionality.py
+++ b/core/functionality.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import yaml
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List
 
-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, Dict
@@ -50,13 +50,12 @@ 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]
-    for i in inputs:
-        print(type(i))
-    
     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 8c9a79a..196b59c 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -409,13 +409,19 @@ class MeowTests(unittest.TestCase):
     # Test meow python job chaining within runner
     def testMeowRunnerLinkedPythonExecution(self)->None:
         pattern_one = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_one", os.path.join("start", "A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_one", 
+            os.path.join("start", "A.txt"), 
+            "recipe_one", 
+            "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "num":250,
                 "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}", "middle", "{FILENAME}")
             })
         pattern_two = FileEventPattern(
-            "pattern_two", os.path.join("middle", "A.txt"), "recipe_one", "infile", 
+            "pattern_two", 
+            os.path.join("middle", "A.txt"), 
+            "recipe_one", 
+            "infile", 
             parameters={
                 "num":40,
                 "outfile":os.path.join("{VGRID}", "output", "{FILENAME}")