diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7370a16..511670b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ It is recommended to install PyEPR in a virtual environment, from source.
 - xarray
 - h5netcdf
 - toml
-- numba
+- psutil
 
 ## Requirements
 PyEPR is generally compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux and requires Python 3.11 or 3.12. 
diff --git a/pyepr/hardware/Bruker_AWG.py b/pyepr/hardware/Bruker_AWG.py
index 8aacfad..c6f2503 100644
--- a/pyepr/hardware/Bruker_AWG.py
+++ b/pyepr/hardware/Bruker_AWG.py
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 import time
 from scipy.optimize import minimize_scalar, curve_fit
 import numpy as np
-import threading
-import concurrent.futures
-from PyQt6.QtCore import QThreadPool
-from autodeer.gui import Worker
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import datetime
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ def __init__(self, config_file:dict) -> None:
         self.bg_data = None
         self.cur_exp = None
         self.tuning = False
-        self.pool = QThreadPool()
+        self.pool = None # QThreadPool
         self.savename = ''
         self.savefolder = str(Path.home())
         self.setup_flag=False
@@ -146,13 +142,6 @@ def _launch_complex_thread(self,sequence,axID=1,tune=True):
         self.terminate()
 
         variables = uProgTable_py['variables']
-        # print("Creating Thread")
-        # # thread = threading.Thread(target=step_parameters,args=[self,reduced_seq,py_ax_dim,variables])
-        # # self.bg_thread = self.pool.submit(step_parameters, self,reduced_seq,py_ax_dim,variables)
-        # self.bg_thread = Worker(step_parameters, self,reduced_seq,py_ax_dim,variables)
-        # self.pool.start(self.bg_thread)
-        # print("Started Thread")
-
         step_parameters(self,reduced_seq,py_ax_dim,variables)
         # thread.start()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0d826c6..199806c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyEPR-ESR"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Hugo Karas <hkaras@ethz.ch>", "Gunnar Jeschke <gjeschke@eth.ch>", "Stefan Stoll <stst@uw.edu>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ h5netcdf = "^1.4.0"
 toml = "^0.10.2"
 deerlab = "^1.1.4"
 numba = ">=0.60.0"
+psutil = "^7.1.3"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]