diff --git a/.idea/gradle.xml b/.idea/gradle.xml
index adfc22d..a28335f 100644
--- a/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="GradleMigrationSettings" migrationVersion="1" />
   <component name="GradleSettings">
     <option name="linkedExternalProjectsSettings">
       <GradleProjectSettings>
diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 50ac74a..439a5fb 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -5,22 +5,11 @@
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
     <list default="true" id="8cc571ff-831a-43c2-a081-ccf36a30cea0" name="Changes" comment="">
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.gitignore" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/discord.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/gradle.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/misc.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/vcs.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.gradle" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/gradle.properties" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/gradlew" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/gradlew.bat" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/settings.gradle" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java" afterDir="false" />
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/gradle.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/gradle.xml" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java" afterDir="false" />
     </list>
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -60,6 +49,8 @@
   <component name="PropertiesComponent"><![CDATA[{
   "keyToString": {
     "ASKED_ADD_EXTERNAL_FILES": "true",
+    "RunOnceActivity.OpenProjectViewOnStart": "true",
+    "RunOnceActivity.ShowReadmeOnStart": "true",
     "WebServerToolWindowFactoryState": "false",
     "last_opened_file_path": "C:/Users/quent/IdeaProjects",
     "nodejs_package_manager_path": "npm",
@@ -81,6 +72,7 @@
       <option name="presentableId" value="Default" />
       <updated>1663623916232</updated>
       <workItem from="1663623918010" duration="394000" />
+      <workItem from="1663662046975" duration="3831000" />
     </task>
     <servers />
   </component>
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java b/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java
index 773c5ba..ce764e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/AsyncTasks.java
@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@ public class AsyncTasks {
         worker.run();
     }
 
-    public static void addTask(Runnable function) {
-        worker.lock.lock();
+    public static void addTask(Runnable function) throws InterruptedException {
         if(worker.workerThread.isInterrupted())
-            throw new RuntimeException("Async task thread has been interrupted while waiting for another task, which is anormal, please report this issue to developers");
-        worker.tasks.push(function);
-        worker.lockSignal.signalAll();
-        worker.lock.unlock();
-    }
-
-    public static int numberOfWaitingTask() {
-        synchronized (worker.lock) {
-            return worker.tasks.size();
+            throw new InterruptedException("Async task thread has been interrupted while waiting for another task, which is anormal, please report this issue to developers");
+        worker.tasks.put(function);
+        // this condition is non-atomic, but we want to avoid unwanted and useless interruption in the main thread(s) while waiting for the worker thread to be released
+        if(worker.isWaiting) {
+            worker.lock.lock();
+            worker.lockSignal.signalAll();
+            worker.lock.unlock();
         }
     }
 
+    public static int numberOfWaitingTask() {
+        return worker.tasks.size();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java b/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java
index e543337..2f77ce9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/asynctasks/TasksThread.java
@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
 package fr.altarik.toolbox.asynctasks;
 
-import java.util.Stack;
+import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 
 public class TasksThread {
 
+    boolean isWaiting = false;
     final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
     final Condition lockSignal = lock.newCondition();
     Thread workerThread;
 
-    final Stack<Runnable> tasks = new Stack<>();
+    final BlockingQueue<Runnable> tasks = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
 
     public void run() {
         workerThread = new Thread(() -> {
-            lock.lock();
+
             try {
                 for(;;) {
-                    while(tasks.empty()) {
+                    while(tasks.isEmpty()) {
+                        lock.lock();
+                        isWaiting = true;
                         lockSignal.await();
+                        isWaiting = false;
+                        lock.unlock();
                     }
-                    while(!tasks.empty()) {
-                        tasks.pop().run();
+                    while(!tasks.isEmpty()) {
+                        tasks.take().run();
                     }
                 }
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
             }
-            lock.unlock();
         });
         workerThread.start();
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java
index 7bbe96b..d1b5922 100644
--- a/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/altarik/toolbox/AsyncTaskTest.java
@@ -5,41 +5,30 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Stack;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
 
 public class AsyncTaskTest {
 
+
+    private String log(String message) {
+        return "[" + new Date() + "]" + message;
+    }
     @Test
-    public void testAsyncOp() {
+    public void testAsyncOp() throws InterruptedException {
+        int numberOfTasks = 10000;
         System.out.println("Initializing async tasks worker");
         AsyncTasks.initialize();
         Stack<Integer> results = new Stack<>();
-        System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] sending task 1");
-        AsyncTasks.addTask(() -> {
-            System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] task 1");
-            results.push(1);
-        });
-        System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] sending task 2");
-        AsyncTasks.addTask(() -> {
-            System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] task 2");
-            results.push(2);
-        });
-        System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] sending task 3");
-        AsyncTasks.addTask(() -> {
-            System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] task 3");
-            results.push(3);
-        });
-        System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] sending task 4");
-        AsyncTasks.addTask(() -> {
-            System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] task 4");
-            results.push(4);
-        });
-        System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] sending task 5");
-        AsyncTasks.addTask(() -> {
-            System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] task 5");
-            results.push(5);
-        });
+        for(int i = 0; i < numberOfTasks; i++) {
+            System.out.println("[" + new Date() + "] sending task " + i);
+            AtomicInteger atomicInteger = new AtomicInteger(i);
+            AsyncTasks.addTask(() -> {
+                System.out.println(log(" task " + atomicInteger.get()));
+                results.push(atomicInteger.get());
+            });
+        }
         while(AsyncTasks.numberOfWaitingTask() != 0) {
             try {
                 synchronized (this) {
@@ -49,7 +38,11 @@ public class AsyncTaskTest {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
         }
-        assertArrayEquals(new Integer[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, results.toArray());
+        Integer[] expected = new Integer[numberOfTasks];
+        for(int i = 0; i < numberOfTasks; i++) {
+            expected[i] = i;
+        }
+        assertArrayEquals(expected, results.toArray());
 
     }
 }