diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/objectLoader2.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/objectLoader2.ts
index 934f9c9df..cf5a447a3 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/objectLoader2.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/objectLoader2.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export class ObjectLoader2 {
       maxCacheReadSize: 10_000,
       maxCacheWriteSize: 10_000,
       maxWriteQueueSize: 40_000,
-      maxCacheBatchWriteWait: 3_000,
-      maxCacheBatchReadWait: 3_000
+      maxCacheBatchWriteWait: 1_000,
+      maxCacheBatchReadWait: 1_000
     }
 
     this.#gathered = new AsyncGeneratorQueue()
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ export class ObjectLoader2 {
     await Promise.all([
       this.#gathered.disposeAsync(),
       this.#downloader.disposeAsync(),
-      this.#cacheReader.disposeAsync(),
       this.#cacheWriter.disposeAsync()
     ])
     this.#deferments.dispose()
+    this.#cacheReader.dispose()
   }
 
   async getRootObject(): Promise<Item | undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.spec.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.spec.ts
index 2b1fbf9db..ec22a4351 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ describe('CacheReader testing', () => {
     const base = await objPromise
 
     expect(base).toMatchSnapshot()
-    await cacheReader.disposeAsync()
+    cacheReader.dispose()
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.ts
index 7645af00b..c3a5036c9 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheReader.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ export class CacheReader {
     this.#notFoundQueue = notFoundQueue
   }
 
-  async getObject(params: { id: string }): Promise<Base> {
-    if (!this.#defermentManager.isDeferred(params.id)) {
+  getObject(params: { id: string }): Promise<Base> {
+    const [p, b] = this.#defermentManager.defer({ id: params.id })
+    if (!b) {
       this.#requestItem(params.id)
     }
-    return await this.#defermentManager.defer({ id: params.id })
+    return p
   }
 
   #createReadQueue(): void {
@@ -57,10 +58,15 @@ export class CacheReader {
 
   requestAll(keys: string[]): void {
     this.#createReadQueue()
+    for (const key of keys) {
+      this.#defermentManager.trackDefermentRequest(key)
+    }
+
     this.#readQueue?.addAll(keys, keys)
   }
 
   #processBatch = async (batch: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+    const start = performance.now()
     const items = await this.#database.getAll(batch)
     for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
       const item = items[i]
@@ -71,9 +77,10 @@ export class CacheReader {
         this.#notFoundQueue?.add(batch[i])
       }
     }
+    this.#logger('readBatch: left, time', items.length, performance.now() - start)
   }
 
-  async disposeAsync(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.#readQueue?.disposeAsync()
+  dispose(): void {
+    this.#readQueue?.dispose()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheWriter.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheWriter.ts
index 9387193cd..739fbc750 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheWriter.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/cacheWriter.ts
@@ -30,17 +30,25 @@ export class CacheWriter implements Queue<Item> {
       this.#writeQueue = new BatchingQueue({
         batchSize: this.#options.maxCacheWriteSize,
         maxWaitTime: this.#options.maxCacheBatchWriteWait,
-        processFunction: (batch: Item[]): Promise<void> =>
-          this.#database.saveBatch({ batch })
+        processFunction: async (batch: Item[]): Promise<void> => {
+          await this.writeAll(batch)
+        }
       })
     }
     this.#defermentManager.undefer(item)
     this.#writeQueue.add(item.baseId, item)
   }
 
+  async writeAll(items: Item[]): Promise<void> {
+    const start = performance.now()
+    await this.#database.saveBatch({ batch: items })
+    this.#logger('writeBatch: left, time', items.length, performance.now() - start)
+  }
+
   async disposeAsync(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.#writeQueue?.disposeAsync()
+    this.#writeQueue?.dispose()
     this.#disposed = true
+    return Promise.resolve()
   }
 
   get isDisposed(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/indexedDatabase.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/indexedDatabase.ts
index c10e60447..ad437dd55 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/indexedDatabase.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/core/stages/indexedDatabase.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ export default class IndexedDatabase implements Database {
   async disposeAsync(): Promise<void> {
     this.#cacheDB?.close()
     this.#cacheDB = undefined
-    await this.#writeQueue?.disposeAsync()
+    this.#writeQueue?.dispose()
     this.#writeQueue = undefined
+    return Promise.resolve()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.disposal.spec.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.disposal.spec.ts
index 30d9f1e6b..1326889b0 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.disposal.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.disposal.spec.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ describe('DefermentManager disposal', () => {
     base: { id, speckle_type: 'test' }
   })
 
-  it('should throw on get/defer/undefer after dispose', async () => {
+  it('should throw on get/defer/undefer after dispose', () => {
     const manager = new DefermentManager(options)
     manager.dispose()
     expect(() => manager.get('a')).toThrow('DefermentManager is disposed')
     expect(() => manager.undefer(makeItem('a'))).toThrow('DefermentManager is disposed')
-    await expect(manager.defer({ id: 'a' })).rejects.toThrow(
-      'DefermentManager is disposed'
-    )
+    expect(() => manager.defer({ id: 'a' })).toThrow('DefermentManager is disposed')
   })
 
   it('dispose is idempotent', () => {
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.spec.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.spec.ts
index 930e4b0fd..ba08426b3 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { DefermentManager } from './defermentManager.js'
 describe('deferments', () => {
   test('defer one', async () => {
     const deferments = new DefermentManager({ maxSizeInMb: 1, ttlms: 1 })
-    const x = deferments.defer({ id: 'id' })
+    const [x, alreadyDeferred] = deferments.defer({ id: 'id' })
+    expect(alreadyDeferred).toBeFalsy()
     expect(x).toBeInstanceOf(Promise)
     deferments.undefer({ baseId: 'id', base: { id: 'id', speckle_type: 'type' } })
     const b = await x
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ describe('deferments', () => {
     const now = 1
     const deferments = new DefermentManager({ maxSizeInMb: 1, ttlms: 1 })
     deferments['now'] = (): number => now
-    const x = deferments.defer({ id: 'id' })
+    const [x, alreadyDeferred] = deferments.defer({ id: 'id' })
+    expect(alreadyDeferred).toBeFalsy()
     expect(x).toBeInstanceOf(Promise)
     const d = deferments.get('id')
     expect(d).toBeDefined()
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.ts
index 3a9404202..4520917e8 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/deferment/defermentManager.ts
@@ -22,23 +22,19 @@ export class DefermentManager {
     return Date.now()
   }
 
-  isDeferred(id: string): boolean {
-    return this.deferments.has(id)
-  }
-
   get(id: string): DeferredBase | undefined {
     if (this.disposed) throw new Error('DefermentManager is disposed')
     return this.deferments.get(id)
   }
 
-  async defer(params: { id: string }): Promise<Base> {
+  defer(params: { id: string }): [Promise<Base>, boolean] {
     if (this.disposed) throw new Error('DefermentManager is disposed')
     this.trackDefermentRequest(params.id)
     const now = this.now()
     const deferredBase = this.deferments.get(params.id)
     if (deferredBase) {
       deferredBase.setAccess(now)
-      return deferredBase.getPromise()
+      return [deferredBase.getPromise(), true]
     }
     const notYetFound = new DeferredBase(
       this.options.ttlms,
@@ -46,10 +42,10 @@ export class DefermentManager {
       now + this.options.ttlms
     )
     this.deferments.set(params.id, notYetFound)
-    return notYetFound.getPromise()
+    return [notYetFound.getPromise(), false]
   }
 
-  private trackDefermentRequest(id: string): void {
+  trackDefermentRequest(id: string): void {
     const request = this.totalDefermentRequests.get(id)
     if (request) {
       this.totalDefermentRequests.set(id, request + 1)
@@ -131,7 +127,7 @@ export class DefermentManager {
         //we do not clean it up to allow the requests to resolve
         const requestCount = this.totalDefermentRequests.get(deferredBase.getId())
         if (requestCount && requestCount > 1) {
-          return
+          break
         }
         this.currentSize -= deferredBase.getSize() || 0
         this.deferments.delete(deferredBase.getId())
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.test.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1b39fef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
+import BatchingQueue from './batchingQueue.js'
+
+describe('BatchingQueue', () => {
+  let queue: BatchingQueue<string>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    queue = new BatchingQueue({
+      batchSize: 3,
+      maxWaitTime: 100,
+      processFunction: async (): Promise<void> => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    queue.dispose()
+  })
+
+  test('should add items and process them in batches', async () => {
+    const processSpy = vi.fn()
+    queue = new BatchingQueue({
+      batchSize: 2,
+      maxWaitTime: 100,
+      processFunction: async (batch: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+        processSpy(batch)
+      }
+    })
+
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.add('key2', 'item2')
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['item1', 'item2'])
+  })
+
+  test('should process items after timeout if batch size is not reached', async () => {
+    const processSpy = vi.fn()
+    queue = new BatchingQueue({
+      batchSize: 5,
+      maxWaitTime: 100,
+      processFunction: async (batch: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+        processSpy(batch)
+      }
+    })
+
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.add('key2', 'item2')
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['item1', 'item2'])
+  })
+
+  test('should not process items if disposed', async () => {
+    const processSpy = vi.fn()
+    queue = new BatchingQueue({
+      batchSize: 2,
+      maxWaitTime: 10000,
+      processFunction: async (batch: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+        processSpy(batch)
+      }
+    })
+
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.dispose()
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+    expect(processSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  test('should handle multiple batches correctly', async () => {
+    const processSpy = vi.fn()
+    queue = new BatchingQueue({
+      batchSize: 2,
+      maxWaitTime: 100,
+      processFunction: async (batch: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+        processSpy(batch)
+      }
+    })
+
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.add('key2', 'item2')
+    queue.add('key3', 'item3')
+    queue.add('key4', 'item4')
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['item1', 'item2'])
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['item3', 'item4'])
+  })
+
+  test('should retrieve items by key', () => {
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.add('key2', 'item2')
+
+    expect(queue.get('key1')).toBe('item1')
+    expect(queue.get('key2')).toBe('item2')
+    expect(queue.get('key3')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test('should return correct count of items', () => {
+    expect(queue.count()).toBe(0)
+
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.add('key2', 'item2')
+
+    expect(queue.count()).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  test('should not process items if already processing', async () => {
+    const processSpy = vi.fn()
+    queue = new BatchingQueue({
+      batchSize: 2,
+      maxWaitTime: 100,
+      processFunction: async (batch: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        processSpy(batch)
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300))
+      }
+    })
+
+    queue.add('key1', 'item1')
+    queue.add('key2', 'item2')
+    queue.add('key3', 'item3')
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['item1', 'item2'])
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(processSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['item3'])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.ts
index dc9fa0f90..a28a96a45 100644
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.ts
+++ b/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/batchingQueue.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,100 @@
+import { CustomLogger } from '../types/functions.js'
 import KeyedQueue from './keyedQueue.js'
 
 export default class BatchingQueue<T> {
   #queue: KeyedQueue<string, T> = new KeyedQueue<string, T>()
   #batchSize: number
   #processFunction: (batch: T[]) => Promise<void>
+  #timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+  #isProcessing = false
+  #logger: CustomLogger
 
-  #baseInterval: number
-  #minInterval: number
-  #maxInterval: number
-
-  #processingLoop: Promise<void>
   #disposed = false
+  #batchTimeout: number
+
+  // Helper methods for cross-environment timeout handling
+  #getSetTimeoutFn(): typeof setTimeout {
+    // First check for window object (browser), then fallback to global (node), then just use setTimeout
+    return typeof window !== 'undefined'
+      ? window.setTimeout.bind(window)
+      : typeof global !== 'undefined'
+      ? global.setTimeout
+      : setTimeout
+  }
+
+  #getClearTimeoutFn(): typeof clearTimeout {
+    // First check for window object (browser), then fallback to global (node), then just use clearTimeout
+    return typeof window !== 'undefined'
+      ? window.clearTimeout.bind(window)
+      : typeof global !== 'undefined'
+      ? global.clearTimeout
+      : clearTimeout
+  }
 
   constructor(params: {
     batchSize: number
-    maxWaitTime?: number
+    maxWaitTime: number
     processFunction: (batch: T[]) => Promise<void>
+    logger?: CustomLogger
   }) {
     this.#batchSize = params.batchSize
-    this.#baseInterval = Math.min(params.maxWaitTime ?? 200, 200) // Initial batch time (ms)
-    this.#minInterval = Math.min(params.maxWaitTime ?? 100, 100) // Minimum batch time
-    this.#maxInterval = Math.min(params.maxWaitTime ?? 3000, 3000) // Maximum batch time
     this.#processFunction = params.processFunction
-    this.#processingLoop = this.#loop()
+    this.#batchTimeout = params.maxWaitTime
+    this.#logger = params.logger || ((): void => {})
   }
 
-  async disposeAsync(): Promise<void> {
+  dispose(): void {
     this.#disposed = true
-    await this.#processingLoop
+    if (this.#timeoutId) {
+      this.#getClearTimeoutFn()(this.#timeoutId)
+    }
   }
 
   add(key: string, item: T): void {
     this.#queue.enqueue(key, item)
+    this.#addCheck()
   }
 
   addAll(keys: string[], items: T[]): void {
     this.#queue.enqueueAll(keys, items)
+    this.#addCheck()
+  }
+
+  #addCheck(): void {
+    if (this.#queue.size >= this.#batchSize) {
+      // Fire and forget, no need to await
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+      this.#flush()
+    } else {
+      if (this.#timeoutId) {
+        this.#getClearTimeoutFn()(this.#timeoutId)
+      }
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
+      this.#timeoutId = this.#getSetTimeoutFn()(() => this.#flush(), this.#batchTimeout)
+    }
+  }
+
+  async #flush(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.#timeoutId) {
+      this.#getClearTimeoutFn()(this.#timeoutId)
+      this.#timeoutId = null
+    }
+
+    if (this.#isProcessing || this.#queue.size === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+    this.#isProcessing = true
+
+    const batchToProcess = this.#getBatch(this.#batchSize)
+
+    try {
+      await this.#processFunction(batchToProcess)
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.#logger('Batch processing failed:', error)
+    } finally {
+      this.#isProcessing = false
+    }
+    this.#addCheck()
   }
 
   get(id: string): T | undefined {
@@ -53,37 +112,4 @@ export default class BatchingQueue<T> {
   #getBatch(batchSize: number): T[] {
     return this.#queue.spliceValues(0, Math.min(batchSize, this.#queue.size))
   }
-
-  async #loop(): Promise<void> {
-    let interval = this.#baseInterval
-    while (!this.#disposed || this.#queue.size > 0) {
-      const startTime = performance.now()
-      if (this.#queue.size > 0) {
-        const batch = this.#getBatch(this.#batchSize)
-        //console.log('running with queue size of ' + this.#queue.length)
-        await this.#processFunction(batch)
-      }
-      if (this.#queue.size < this.#batchSize / 2) {
-        //refigure interval
-        const endTime = performance.now()
-        const duration = endTime - startTime
-        if (duration > interval) {
-          interval = Math.min(interval * 1.5, this.#maxInterval) // Increase if slow or empty
-        } else {
-          interval = Math.max(interval * 0.8, this.#minInterval) // Decrease if fast
-        }
-        /*console.log(
-          'queue is waiting ' +
-            interval / 1000 +
-            ' with queue size of ' +
-            this.#queue.length
-        )*/
-        await this.#delay(interval)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  #delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
-    return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/cacheWriter.ts b/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/cacheWriter.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e104ed529..000000000
--- a/packages/objectloader2/src/queues/cacheWriter.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import { Database } from '../core/interfaces.js'
-import { CacheOptions } from '../core/options.js'
-import { DefermentManager } from '../deferment/defermentManager.js'
-import { Item } from '../types/types.js'
-import BatchingQueue from './batchingQueue.js'
-import Queue from './queue.js'
-
-export class CacheWriter implements Queue<Item> {
-  #writeQueue: BatchingQueue<Item> | undefined
-  #database: Database
-  #defermentManager: DefermentManager
-  #options: CacheOptions
-  #disposed = false
-
-  constructor(
-    database: Database,
-    defermentManager: DefermentManager,
-    options: CacheOptions
-  ) {
-    this.#database = database
-    this.#defermentManager = defermentManager
-    this.#options = options
-  }
-
-  add(item: Item): void {
-    if (!this.#writeQueue) {
-      this.#writeQueue = new BatchingQueue({
-        batchSize: this.#options.maxCacheWriteSize,
-        maxWaitTime: this.#options.maxCacheBatchWriteWait,
-        processFunction: (batch: Item[]): Promise<void> =>
-          this.#database.saveBatch({ batch })
-      })
-    }
-    this.#defermentManager.undefer(item)
-    this.#writeQueue.add(item.baseId, item)
-  }
-
-  async disposeAsync(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.#writeQueue?.disposeAsync()
-    this.#disposed = true
-  }
-
-  get isDisposed(): boolean {
-    return this.#disposed
-  }
-}