diff --git a/leylines/leylines/dask.py b/leylines/leylines/dask.py
index 156bd99..f8f7a95 100644
--- a/leylines/leylines/dask.py
+++ b/leylines/leylines/dask.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import os
+from typing import Iterable
 
 from distributed.client import default_client
 from distributed.diagnostics.progressbar import TextProgressBar
-from distributed import Client, futures_of
+from distributed import Client, futures_of, Future
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
 from leylines import get_server_node, DEFAULT_PORT
 
-def init_dask():
+
+def init_dask() -> Client:
     "initializes dask"
 
     try:
@@ -21,12 +23,25 @@ def init_dask():
     return client
 
 
+async def init_dask_async() -> Client:
+    "initializes dask"
+
+    try:
+        default = default_client()
+        return default
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    server_node = get_server_node()
+    dest = f"{server_node.ip}:{DEFAULT_PORT}"
+    return await Client(dest, asynchronous=True)
+
+
 class DaskTqdmBar(TextProgressBar):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.p = tqdm(desc="scheduling...")
         self.last = None
         TextProgressBar.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-    def _draw_bar(self, remaining, all, **kwargs):
+    def _draw_bar(self, remaining, all, **kwargs) -> None:
         if not all:
             return
         if self.last is None:
@@ -35,12 +50,27 @@ class DaskTqdmBar(TextProgressBar):
             self.p.reset(total=all)
         self.p.update((all - remaining) - self.last)
         self.last = (all - remaining)
-    def _draw_stop(self, **kwargs):
+    def _draw_stop(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.p.close()
 
 
-def tqdmprogress(future):
+def tqdmprogress(future: Future) -> None:
     futures = futures_of(future)
     if not isinstance(futures, (set, list)):
         futures = [futures]
     DaskTqdmBar(futures, complete=True)
+
+
+class tqdm2(tqdm):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._next_desc = kwargs.get("run_desc", None)
+        if "run_desc" in kwargs:
+            del kwargs["run_desc"]
+        tqdm.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        self._first_time = True
+
+    def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self._first_time and args[0] > 0:
+            self._first_time = False
+            self.set_description(self._next_desc)
+        tqdm.update(self, *args, **kwargs)