diff --git a/scripts/spartan/worker.py b/scripts/spartan/worker.py
index cf92520..2ff1c71 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/worker.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/worker.py
@@ -682,7 +682,9 @@ class Worker:
             if vae is not None:
                 self.loaded_vae = vae
 
-        return response
+            self.response = response
+
+        return self
 
     def restart(self) -> bool:
         err_msg = f"could not restart worker '{self.label}'"
diff --git a/scripts/spartan/world.py b/scripts/spartan/world.py
index ae70006..f1e238b 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/world.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/world.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This module facilitates the creation of a stable-diffusion-webui centered distri
 World:
     The main class which should be instantiated in order to create a new sdwui distributed system.
 """
-
+import concurrent.futures
 import copy
 import json
 import os
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ class World:
         """
 
         unbenched_workers = []
-        benchmark_threads: List[Thread] = []
-        sync_threads: List[Thread] = []
 
         def benchmark_wrapped(worker):
             bench_func = worker.benchmark if not worker.master else self.benchmark_master
@@ -232,60 +230,49 @@ class World:
                 else:
                     worker.benchmarked = True
 
-        tasks = []
-        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-        # have every unbenched worker load the same weights before the benchmark
-        for worker in unbenched_workers:
-            if worker.master or worker.state in (State.DISABLED, State.UNAVAILABLE):
-                continue
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
+            futures = []
 
-            tasks.append(
-                loop.create_task(
-                    asyncio.to_thread(worker.load_options, model=shared.opts.sd_model_checkpoint, vae=shared.opts.sd_vae)
-                    , name=worker.label
+            # have every unbenched worker load the same weights before the benchmark
+            for worker in unbenched_workers:
+                if worker.master or worker.state in (State.DISABLED, State.UNAVAILABLE):
+                    continue
+
+                futures.append(
+                    executor.submit(worker.load_options, model=shared.opts.sd_model_checkpoint, vae=shared.opts.sd_vae)
                 )
-            )
-        if len(tasks) > 0:
-            results = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.wait(tasks))
-        for task in results[0]:
-            worker = self[task.get_name()]
-            response = task.result()
-            if response.status_code != 200:
-                logger.error(f"refusing to benchmark worker '{worker.label}' as it failed to load the selected model '{shared.opts.sd_model_checkpoint}'\n"
-                             f"*you may circumvent this by using the per-worker model override setting but this is not recommended as the same benchmark model should be used for all workers")
-                unbenched_workers = list(filter(lambda w: w != worker, unbenched_workers))
+            for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(futures):
+                worker = future.result()
+                if worker is None:
+                    continue
 
-        # benchmark those that haven't been
-        tasks = []
-        for worker in unbenched_workers:
-            if worker.state in (State.DISABLED, State.UNAVAILABLE):
-                logger.debug(f"worker '{worker.label}' is {worker.state}, refusing to benchmark")
-                continue
+                if worker.response.status_code != 200:
+                    logger.error(f"refusing to benchmark worker '{worker.label}' as it failed to load the selected model '{shared.opts.sd_model_checkpoint}'\n"
+                                 f"*you may circumvent this by using the per-worker model override setting but this is not recommended as the same benchmark model should be used for all workers")
+                    unbenched_workers = list(filter(lambda w: w != worker, unbenched_workers))
+            futures.clear()
 
-            if worker.model_override is not None:
-                logger.warning(f"model override is enabled for worker '{worker.label}' which may result in poor optimization\n"
-                               f"*all workers should be evaluated against the same model")
+            # benchmark those that haven't been
+            for worker in unbenched_workers:
+                if worker.state in (State.DISABLED, State.UNAVAILABLE):
+                    logger.debug(f"worker '{worker.label}' is {worker.state}, refusing to benchmark")
+                    continue
 
-            tasks.append(
-                loop.create_task(
-                    asyncio.to_thread(benchmark_wrapped, worker),
-                    name=worker.label
-                )
-            )
-            logger.info(f"benchmarking worker '{worker.label}'")
+                if worker.model_override is not None:
+                    logger.warning(f"model override is enabled for worker '{worker.label}' which may result in poor optimization\n"
+                                   f"*all workers should be evaluated against the same model")
 
-        # wait for all benchmarks to finish and update stats on newly benchmarked workers
-        if len(tasks) > 0:
-            results = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.wait(tasks))
+                futures.append(executor.submit(benchmark_wrapped, worker))
+                logger.info(f"benchmarking worker '{worker.label}'")
+
+            # wait for all benchmarks to finish and update stats on newly benchmarked workers
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
             logger.info("benchmarking finished")
-            logger.debug(results)
 
             # save benchmark results to workers.json
             self.save_config()
             logger.info(self.speed_summary())
 
-        loop.close()
-
     def get_current_output_size(self) -> int:
         """
         returns how many images would be returned from all jobs