diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1c9ef5a..882b266 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ fn sanitize<'a>(s:&'a str)->std::borrow::Cow<'a,str>{
 	lazy_regex::regex!(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]").replace_all(s,"_")
 }
 
-fn write_item(dom:&rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom,mut file:std::path::PathBuf,node:&TreeNode,node_name_override:&str,write_models:bool,write_scripts:bool)->AResult<()>{
-	file.push(sanitize(node_name_override).as_ref());
+async fn write_item(dom:&rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom,mut file:std::path::PathBuf,node:&TreeNode,node_name_override:String,write_models:bool,write_scripts:bool)->AResult<()>{
+	file.push(sanitize(node_name_override.as_str()).as_ref());
 	match node.class{
 		Class::Folder=>(),
 		Class::ModuleScript|Class::LocalScript|Class::Script=>{
@@ -565,6 +565,9 @@ struct WriteConfig{
 }
 
 async fn write_files(config:WriteConfig,mut context:DecompiledContext)->AResult<()>{
+	let mut write_queue=Vec::new();
+	let mut destroy_queue=Vec::new();
+
 	let mut name_tally=std::collections::HashMap::<String,u32>::new();
 	let mut folder=config.output_folder.clone();
 	let mut stack=vec![WriteStackInstruction::Node(context.tree_refs.get(&context.dom.root_ref()).unwrap(),0)];
@@ -572,7 +575,7 @@ async fn write_files(config:WriteConfig,mut context:DecompiledContext)->AResult<
 		match instruction{
 			WriteStackInstruction::PushFolder(component)=>folder.push(component),
 			WriteStackInstruction::PopFolder=>assert!(folder.pop(),"weirdness"),
-			WriteStackInstruction::Destroy(referent)=>context.dom.destroy(referent),
+			WriteStackInstruction::Destroy(referent)=>destroy_queue.push(referent),
 			WriteStackInstruction::Node(node,name_count)=>{
 				//properties.json to override class or other simple properties
 				let mut properties=PropertiesOverride::default();
@@ -599,19 +602,19 @@ async fn write_files(config:WriteConfig,mut context:DecompiledContext)->AResult<
 					let mut subfolder=folder.clone();
 					subfolder.push(sanitize(name_override.as_str()).as_ref());
 					//make folder
-					std::fs::create_dir(subfolder.clone())?;
+					tokio::fs::create_dir(subfolder.clone()).await?;
 					//write properties
 					if properties.is_some(){
 						let mut file=subfolder.clone();
 						file.push("properties");
 						assert!(file.set_extension("json"),"could not set extension");
-						std::fs::write(file,serde_json::to_string(&properties)?)?
+						tokio::fs::write(file,serde_json::to_string(&properties)?).await?;
 					}
 					//write item in subfolder
-					write_item(&context.dom,subfolder,node,name_override.as_str(),config.write_models,config.write_scripts)?;
+					write_queue.push(write_item(&context.dom,subfolder,node,name_override.clone(),config.write_models,config.write_scripts));
 				}else{
 					//write item
-					write_item(&context.dom,folder.clone(),node,name_override.as_str(),config.write_models,config.write_scripts)?;
+					write_queue.push(write_item(&context.dom,folder.clone(),node,name_override.clone(),config.write_models,config.write_scripts));
 				}
 				//queue item to be deleted from dom after child objects are handled (stack is popped from the back)
 				match node.class{
@@ -633,6 +636,16 @@ async fn write_files(config:WriteConfig,mut context:DecompiledContext)->AResult<
 		}
 	}
 
+	//run the async
+	for result in futures::future::join_all(write_queue).await{
+		result?;
+	}
+
+	//run the destroy
+	for destroy_ref in destroy_queue{
+		context.dom.destroy(destroy_ref);
+	}
+
 	//write what remains in template.rbxlx
 	if config.write_template{
 		let mut file=config.output_folder.clone();