diff --git a/nixosModules/ags/v2/lib.ts b/nixosModules/ags/v2/lib.ts
index b7e4cd94..927bb0b8 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags/v2/lib.ts
+++ b/nixosModules/ags/v2/lib.ts
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ export const get_gdkmonitor_from_desc = (desc: string): Gdk.Monitor => {
 export const get_monitor_desc = (mon: AstalHyprland.Monitor): string => {
     return `desc:${mon.description}`;
 };
+
+export const hyprMessage = (message: string) => new Promise<string>((resolution = () => { /**/ }) => {
+    Hyprland.message_async(message, (_, asyncResult) => {
+        const result = Hyprland.message_finish(asyncResult);
+
+        resolution(result);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/fullscreen.tsx b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/fullscreen.tsx
index 41a3b5b4..e7f5396b 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/fullscreen.tsx
+++ b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/fullscreen.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { bind, Variable } from 'astal';
 import AstalHyprland from 'gi://AstalHyprland?version=0.1';
 const Hyprland = AstalHyprland.get_default();
 
-import { get_hyprland_monitor_desc, get_monitor_desc } from '../../lib';
+import { get_hyprland_monitor_desc, get_monitor_desc, hyprMessage } from '../../lib';
 
 
 const FullscreenState = Variable({
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const FullscreenState = Variable({
     clientAddrs: new Map() as Map<string, string>,
 });
 
-Hyprland.connect('event', () => {
+Hyprland.connect('event', async() => {
     const arrayEquals = (a1: unknown[], a2: unknown[]) =>
         a1.sort().toString() === a2.sort().toString();
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Hyprland.connect('event', () => {
         m1.size === m2.size &&
         Array.from(m1.keys()).every((key) => m1.get(key) === m2.get(key));
 
-    const newMonitors = JSON.parse(Hyprland.message('j/monitors')) as AstalHyprland.Monitor[];
+    const newMonitors = JSON.parse(await hyprMessage('j/monitors')) as AstalHyprland.Monitor[];
 
     const fs = FullscreenState.get();
     const fsClients = Hyprland.get_clients().filter((c) => {
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/current-client.tsx b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/current-client.tsx
index 751dd1f3..163ea6f6 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/current-client.tsx
+++ b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/current-client.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import AstalHyprland from 'gi://AstalHyprland?version=0.1';
 const Hyprland = AstalHyprland.get_default();
 
 import Separator from '../../misc/separator';
+import { hyprMessage } from '../../../lib';
 
 
 export default () => {
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ export default () => {
     updateVars();
     Hyprland.connect('notify::focused-client', () => updateVars());
     Hyprland.connect('client-removed', () => updateVars());
-    Hyprland.connect('client-added', () => {
-        updateVars(Hyprland.get_client(JSON.parse(Hyprland.message('j/activewindow')).address));
+    Hyprland.connect('client-added', async() => {
+        updateVars(Hyprland.get_client(JSON.parse(await hyprMessage('j/activewindow')).address));
     });
 
     return (
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/workspaces.tsx b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/workspaces.tsx
index 23ba8cfd..2c6d64ea 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/workspaces.tsx
+++ b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/bar/items/workspaces.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { timeout } from 'astal';
 import AstalHyprland from 'gi://AstalHyprland?version=0.1';
 const Hyprland = AstalHyprland.get_default();
 
+import { hyprMessage } from '../../../lib';
+
 
 const URGENT_DURATION = 1000;
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ const Workspace = ({ id = 0 }) => (
             tooltip_text={id.toString()}
 
             onClickRelease={() => {
-                Hyprland.message_async(`dispatch workspace ${id}`, () => { /**/ });
+                hyprMessage(`dispatch workspace ${id}`);
             }}
         >
             <box
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/misc/popup-window.tsx b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/misc/popup-window.tsx
index 66a922a9..25971837 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/misc/popup-window.tsx
+++ b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/misc/popup-window.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { Astal, Widget } from 'astal/gtk3';
 import { register, property } from 'astal/gobject';
 import { Binding, idle } from 'astal';
 
-import AstalHyprland from 'gi://AstalHyprland?version=0.1';
-const Hyprland = AstalHyprland.get_default();
+import { hyprMessage } from '../../lib';
 
 /* Types */
 type CloseType = 'none' | 'stay' | 'released' | 'clicked';
@@ -59,10 +58,7 @@ class PopupWindow extends Widget.Window {
         });
 
         const setTransition = (_: PopupWindow, t: HyprTransition | Binding<HyprTransition>) => {
-            Hyprland.message_async(
-                `keyword layerrule animation ${t}, ${this.name}`,
-                () => { /**/ },
-            );
+            hyprMessage(`keyword layerrule animation ${t}, ${this.name}`);
         };
 
         this.connect('notify::transition', setTransition);
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/notifs/gesture.tsx b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/notifs/gesture.tsx
index bec34a90..272762d3 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/notifs/gesture.tsx
+++ b/nixosModules/ags/v2/widgets/notifs/gesture.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import AstalIO from 'gi://AstalIO?version=0.1';
 import AstalNotifd from 'gi://AstalNotifd?version=0.1';
 const Notifications = AstalNotifd.get_default();
 
-import AstalHyprland from 'gi://AstalHyprland?version=0.1';
-const Hyprland = AstalHyprland.get_default();
+import { hyprMessage } from '../../lib';
 
 import { HasNotifs } from './notification';
 import { get_hyprland_monitor } from '../../lib';
@@ -83,9 +82,9 @@ export class NotifGestureWrapper extends Widget.EventBox {
     @property(Boolean)
     declare dragging: boolean;
 
-    get hovered(): boolean {
-        const layers = JSON.parse(Hyprland.message('j/layers')) as LayerResult;
-        const cursorPos = JSON.parse(Hyprland.message('j/cursorpos')) as CursorPos;
+    private async get_hovered(): Promise<boolean> {
+        const layers = JSON.parse(await hyprMessage('j/layers')) as LayerResult;
+        const cursorPos = JSON.parse(await hyprMessage('j/cursorpos')) as CursorPos;
 
         const window = this.get_window();
 
@@ -214,8 +213,8 @@ export class NotifGestureWrapper extends Widget.EventBox {
 
         // Handle timeout before sliding away if it is a popup
         if (this.popup_timer !== 0) {
-            this.timer_object = interval(1000, () => {
-                if (!this.hovered) {
+            this.timer_object = interval(1000, async() => {
+                if (!(await this.get_hovered())) {
                     if (this.popup_timer === 0) {
                         this.slideAway('Left');
                     }