diff --git a/lib.nix b/lib.nix
index f6307ef..ec1e29a 100644
--- a/lib.nix
+++ b/lib.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ rec {
           then "${crossSystem.cpu.name}-${crossSystem.kernel.name}-${crossSystem.abi.name}"
           else "${crossSystem.cpu.name}-${crossSystem.vendor.name}-${crossSystem.kernel.name}-${crossSystem.abi.name}";
         nameFull = "${crossSystem.cpu.name}-${crossSystem.vendor.name}-${crossSystem.kernel.name}-${crossSystem.abi.name}";
+        nameRust = nameFull;
         config = nameFull;
       };
   in crossSystem;
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ rec {
           ])
 
       else
-          (crane.mkLib pkgsCross).overrideToolchain (p: p.rust-bin.stable.latest.default)
+          (crane.mkLib pkgsCross).overrideToolchain (p: fenix.packages.${localSystem}.stable.toolchain)
       ;
 
   toolchain_version_drv = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ rec {
 
     toolchain_version = pkgs.lib.strings.removeSuffix "\n" (builtins.readFile "${toolchain_version_drv}/rustc-version");
 
-    mkMizeModule = attrs: pkgsCross.stdenv.mkDerivation ( rec {
+    mkMizeModule = attrs: (if builtins.hasAttr "drvFunc" attrs then attrs.drvFunc else pkgsCross.stdenv.mkDerivation) ( rec {
       name = attrs.modName;
       inherit (attrs) modName;
       selector_string = mkSelString (attrs.select or {} // {
@@ -145,11 +146,12 @@ rec {
     ########## build Rust Module
     mkMizeRustModule = attrs: craneLib.buildPackage (attrs // {
       MIZE_BUILD_CONFIG = mizeBuildConfigStr;
-      mizeInstallPhase = ''
+      mizeInstallPhase = attrs.mizeInstallPhase or ''
         mkdir -p $out/lib/
-        cp ./target/$debugOrRelease/libmize_module_${attrs.modName}.so $out/lib/
+        cp $build_dir/target/${crossSystem.nameRust}/$debugOrRelease/libmize_module_${attrs.modName}.so $out/lib/
       '';
-      mizeBuildPhase = ''
+      mizeBuildPhase = attrs.mizeBuildPhase or ''
+        cargo --color always build --target ${crossSystem.nameRust} --manifest-path $build_dir/Cargo.toml --lib
       '';
       selector_string = mkSelString (attrs.select or {} // {
         inherit (attrs) modName;
diff --git a/src/core/instance/mod.rs b/src/core/instance/mod.rs
index 6b3b1be..7ee0ae1 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/instance/mod.rs
@@ -557,10 +557,14 @@ impl Instance {
         threads_inner.push((*next_thread_id, name.to_owned()));
         let runtime_inner = self.runtime.lock().unwrap();
         let handle = runtime_inner.handle().to_owned();
+        *next_thread_id += 1;
+
         drop(runtime_inner);
+        drop(threads_inner);
+        drop(next_thread_id);
+
         let result = handle.block_on(func);
 
-        *next_thread_id += 1;
 
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/item.rs b/src/core/item.rs
index 51975e3..b3bd777 100644
--- a/src/core/item.rs
+++ b/src/core/item.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ impl Item<'_> {
 
         // the instance we are
         if id.store_part() == "self" {
+            debug!("getting item '{}' from self", self.id());
+
             match id.nth_part(1)? {
                 "con_by_id" => { return value_raw_con_by_id(&mut self.clone()); },
                 "namespace" => { 
@@ -70,6 +72,13 @@ impl Item<'_> {
                     let namespace_inner = self.instance.self_namespace.lock()?;
                     return Ok(ItemData::from_string(namespace_inner.as_real_string()));
                 },
+                "config" => {
+                    let rest_path = id.path.into_iter().skip(2).map(|v| v.to_owned()).collect::<Vec<String>>().join("/");
+                    let id_for_store = self.instance.new_id("0/config".to_owned() + "/" + rest_path.as_str())?;
+                    let store = self.instance.store.lock()?;
+                    let data = store.get_value_data_full(id_for_store)?;
+                    return Ok(data);
+                }
                 _ => {},
             }
             return Err(mize_err!("a /self path, but the next element in the path '{:?}' is not valid", id.nth_part(1)));
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ impl Item<'_> {
         let self_namespace_inner = self.instance.self_namespace.lock()?;
 
         if self.id().namespace() == self_namespace_inner.to_owned() {
-            debug!("getting item from store");
+            debug!("getting item '{}' from store", self.id());
 
             if id.store_part() == "inst" {
                 match id.nth_part(1)? {
@@ -101,6 +110,9 @@ impl Item<'_> {
 
         } else {
             let mut connection = self.instance.get_connection_by_ns(self.id().namespace())?;
+
+            debug!("getting item '{}' from connection '{}' from store", self.id(), connection.id);
+
             let msg = MizeMessage::new_get(self.id(), connection.id);
             connection.send(msg);
             let data = self.instance.give_msg_wait(self.id())?;
@@ -265,7 +277,7 @@ pub fn data_from_string(data_string: String) -> MizeResult<ItemData> {
         }
 
         let path = option.split("=").nth(0)
-            .ok_or(MizeError::new().msg(format!("Failed to parse Option: option '{}' has an empty path (thing beforee =)", option)))?;
+            .ok_or(MizeError::new().msg(format!("Failed to parse Option: option '{}' has an empty path (thing before =)", option)))?;
         let value = option.split("=").nth(1)
             .ok_or(MizeError::new().msg(format!("Failed to parse Option: option '{}' has an empty value (thing after =)", option)))?;
         let mut path_vec = Vec::new();
diff --git a/src/platform/os/logging.rs b/src/platform/os/logging.rs
index 8056a38..c6f323f 100644
--- a/src/platform/os/logging.rs
+++ b/src/platform/os/logging.rs
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ pub fn init_logger(cli_matches: &ArgMatches) {
     log_messages.push((Level::TRACE, format!("set log level from the verbose flags to {}", log_level)));
  
     // check --log-level arg
-    if let Some(log_level_arg_string) = cli_matches.get_one::<&str>("log-level") {
-        let log_level_from_arg = match log_level_arg_string.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+    if let Some(log_level_arg_string) = cli_matches.get_one::<String>("log-level") {
+        let log_level_from_arg = match log_level_arg_string.to_owned().to_lowercase().as_str() {
             "none" => LevelFilter::OFF,
             "trace" => LevelFilter::TRACE,
             "debug" => LevelFilter::DEBUG,
diff --git a/src/platform/os/mod.rs b/src/platform/os/mod.rs
index 81e235d..be4ab18 100644
--- a/src/platform/os/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/os/mod.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn os_instance_init(instance: &mut Instance) -> MizeResult<()> {
 
         #[cfg(target_family = "windows")]
         {
-            warn!("CONNECTING... would connect, but that is not implemented on windows yet");
+            error!("CONNECTING... would connect, but that is not implemented on windows yet");
         }
 
     } else {
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ fn download_module(instance: &mut Instance, store_path: &str, module_url: &str,
 
 pub fn fetch_module(instance: &mut Instance, module_name: &str) -> MizeResult<String> {
 
-    if let Ok(module_path) = instance.get(format!("0/config/module_dir/{}", module_name))?.value_string() {
+    if let Ok(module_path) = instance.get(format!("self/config/module_dir/{}", module_name))?.value_string() {
         return Ok(module_path);
     } else {
         // if null, load it from the url
-        let module_url = instance.get("0/config/module_url")?.value_string()?;
+        let module_url = instance.get("self/config/module_url")?.value_string()?;
 
-        let store_path = instance.get("0/config/store_path")?.value_string()?;
+        let store_path = instance.get("self/config/store_path")?.value_string()?;
 
         let (module_hash, module_selector) = get_module_hash(instance, module_name, ItemData::new())?;
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn fetch_module(instance: &mut Instance, module_name: &str) -> MizeResult<St
 
 pub fn load_module(instance: &mut Instance, module_name: &str, path: Option<String>) -> MizeResult<()> {
     
-    let module_dir_from_config = instance.get(format!("0/config/module_dir/{}", module_name));
+    let module_dir_from_config = instance.get(format!("self/config/module_dir/{}", module_name));
 
     let module_path = if path.is_some() { 
         format!("{}/lib/libmize_module_{}.so", path.unwrap(), module_name)
diff --git a/src/platform/os/unix_socket.rs b/src/platform/os/unix_socket.rs
index 0f86c30..12e2f38 100644
--- a/src/platform/os/unix_socket.rs
+++ b/src/platform/os/unix_socket.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ async fn connect_async(mut instance: Instance, store_path: PathBuf) -> MizeResul
         Ok(())
     });
 
+
     let outgoing_cloned_instance = instance.clone();
     instance.spawn("outgoing", move || {
         let result = unix_outgoing(unix_write, send_rx, outgoing_cloned_instance, conn_id);