diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4e2e0961..f48ce942 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -361,4 +361,20 @@ Collecting lxml==3.3.5 (from -r re (line 22))
 
 # project settings modified copy of django's default project settings
 
-# migrate accounts break on superuser insert because of orders signals
+# migrate accounts break on superuser insert because of orders signals: read() + db_ready()
+
+# if backend.async: don't join
+
+# ngnix setup certificate
+        from orchestra.contrib.tasks import task
+        import time, sys
+        @task(name='rata')
+        def counter(num, log):
+            for i in range(1, num):
+                with open(log, 'a') as handler:
+                    handler.write(str(i))
+                sys.stderr.write('hola\n')
+                time.sleep(1)
+        counter.apply_async(10, '/tmp/kakas')
+
+# standard django deployment pracices (run checks)
diff --git a/orchestra/contrib/resources/models.py b/orchestra/contrib/resources/models.py
index cfcd9a56..df9ceb29 100644
--- a/orchestra/contrib/resources/models.py
+++ b/orchestra/contrib/resources/models.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class Resource(models.Model):
     
     def monitor(self, async=True):
         if async:
+            print(tasks.monitor.delay)
             return tasks.monitor.delay(self.pk, async=async)
         return tasks.monitor(self.pk, async=async)
 
diff --git a/orchestra/contrib/resources/tasks.py b/orchestra/contrib/resources/tasks.py
index 34ecd3ec..7286cbb8 100644
--- a/orchestra/contrib/resources/tasks.py
+++ b/orchestra/contrib/resources/tasks.py
@@ -50,15 +50,3 @@ def monitor(resource_id, ids=None, async=True):
                 triggers.append(op)
     Operation.execute(triggers)
     return logs
-
-
-from orchestra.contrib.tasks import task
-import time, sys
-@task(name='rata')
-def counter(num, log):
-    for i in range(1, num):
-        with open(log, 'a') as handler:
-            handler.write(str(i))
-#        sys.stderr.write('hola\n')
-        time.sleep(1)
-#counter.apply_async(10, '/tmp/kakas')
diff --git a/orchestra/contrib/settings/admin.py b/orchestra/contrib/settings/admin.py
index cadff94c..3d483690 100644
--- a/orchestra/contrib/settings/admin.py
+++ b/orchestra/contrib/settings/admin.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class SettingFileView(generic.TemplateView):
         return context
 
 
+
 admin.site.register_url(r'^settings/setting/view/$', SettingFileView.as_view(), 'settings_setting_view')
 admin.site.register_url(r'^settings/setting/$', SettingView.as_view(), 'settings_setting_change')
 OrchestraIndexDashboard.register_link('Administration', 'settings_setting_change', _("Settings"))
diff --git a/orchestra/contrib/tasks/__init__.py b/orchestra/contrib/tasks/__init__.py
index af70fc11..ce00dae0 100644
--- a/orchestra/contrib/tasks/__init__.py
+++ b/orchestra/contrib/tasks/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def apply_async(fn, name=None, method='thread'):
     def inner(fn, name, method, *args, **kwargs):
         task_id = get_id()
         args = (task_id, name) + args
-        thread = Process(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+        thread = method(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
         thread.start()
         # Celery API compat
         thread.request = AttrDict(id=task_id)
@@ -66,28 +66,25 @@ def apply_async(fn, name=None, method='thread'):
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError("Support for %s concurrency method is not supported." % method)
     fn.apply_async = partial(inner, close_connection(keep_state(fn)), name, method)
+    fn.delay = fn.apply_async
     return fn
 
 
-def apply_async_override(fn, name):
-    if fn is None:
-        def decorator(fn):
-            return update_wrapper(apply_async(fn), fn)
-        return decorator
-    return update_wrapper(apply_async(fn, name), fn)
-
-
 def task(fn=None, **kwargs):
     # TODO override this if 'celerybeat' in sys.argv ?
     from . import settings
     # register task
     if fn is None:
-        fn = celery_shared_task(**kwargs)
-    else:
-        fn = celery_shared_task(fn)
+        if settings.TASKS_BACKEND in ('thread', 'process'):
+            def decorator(fn):
+                return apply_async(celery_shared_task(fn))
+            return decorator
+        else:
+            return celery_shared_task(**kwargs)
+    fn = update_wraper(partial(celery_shared_task, fn))
     if settings.TASKS_BACKEND in ('thread', 'process'):
         name = kwargs.pop('name', None)
-        apply_async_override(fn, name)
+        fn = update_wrapper(apply_async(fn, name), fn)
     return fn
 
 
@@ -95,10 +92,14 @@ def periodic_task(fn=None, **kwargs):
     from . import settings
     # register task
     if fn is None:
-        fn = celery_periodic_task(**kwargs)
-    else:
-        fn = celery_periodic_task(fn)
+        if settings.TASKS_BACKEND in ('thread', 'process'):
+            def decorator(fn):
+                return apply_async(celery_periodic_task(fn))
+            return decorator
+        else:
+            return celery_periodic_task(**kwargs)
+    fn = update_wraper(partial(celery_periodic_task, fn))
     if settings.TASKS_BACKEND in ('thread', 'process'):
         name = kwargs.pop('name', None)
-        apply_async_override(fn, name)
+        fn = update_wrapper(apply_async(fn, name), fn)
     return fn