diff --git a/examples/async-task.rs b/examples/async-task.rs
index 4d25ec4401..7d0ee86e03 100644
--- a/examples/async-task.rs
+++ b/examples/async-task.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use panic_semihosting as _;
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965, dispatchers = [SSI0, UART0], peripherals = true)]
 mod app {
     use cortex_m_semihosting::{debug, hprintln};
-    use systick_monotonic::*;
 
     #[shared]
     struct Shared {}
@@ -21,21 +20,13 @@ mod app {
     #[local]
     struct Local {}
 
-    #[monotonic(binds = SysTick, default = true)]
-    type MyMono = Systick<100>;
-
     #[init]
-    fn init(cx: init::Context) -> (Shared, Local, init::Monotonics) {
+    fn init(cx: init::Context) -> (Shared, Local) {
         hprintln!("init").unwrap();
 
-        normal_task::spawn().ok();
-        async_task::spawn().ok();
+        async_task::spawn().unwrap();
 
-        (
-            Shared {},
-            Local {},
-            init::Monotonics(Systick::new(cx.core.SYST, 12_000_000)),
-        )
+        (Shared {}, Local {})
     }
 
     #[idle]
@@ -47,11 +38,6 @@ mod app {
         }
     }
 
-    #[task]
-    fn normal_task(_cx: normal_task::Context) {
-        hprintln!("hello from normal").ok();
-    }
-
     #[task]
     async fn async_task(_cx: async_task::Context) {
         hprintln!("hello from async").ok();
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/async_dispatchers.rs b/macros/src/codegen/async_dispatchers.rs
index c8116654e1..f428cef04f 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/async_dispatchers.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/async_dispatchers.rs
@@ -45,23 +45,20 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis) -> Vec<TokenStream2> {
             let executor_run_ident = util::executor_run_ident(name);
 
             let rq = util::rq_async_ident(name);
-            let (rq_ty, rq_expr) = {
-                (
-                    quote!(rtic::export::ASYNCRQ<(), 2>), // TODO: This needs updating to a counter instead of a queue
-                    quote!(rtic::export::Queue::new()),
-                )
-            };
 
             items.push(quote!(
                 #[doc(hidden)]
                 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
                 #[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
-                static #rq: rtic::RacyCell<#rq_ty> = rtic::RacyCell::new(#rq_expr);
+                static #rq: core::sync::atomic::AtomicBool = core::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false);
             ));
 
             stmts.push(quote!(
                 if !(&*#exec_name.get()).is_running() {
-                     if let Some(()) = rtic::export::interrupt::free(|_| (&mut *#rq.get_mut()).dequeue()) {
+                    // TODO Fix this to be compare and swap
+                    if #rq.load(core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                         #rq.store(false, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+
 
                         // The async executor needs a static priority
                         #prio_name.get_mut().write(rtic::export::Priority::new(PRIORITY));
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis) -> Vec<TokenStream2> {
                     if (&mut *#exec_name.get_mut()).poll(||  {
                         #executor_run_ident.store(true, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
                         rtic::pend(#device::#enum_::#interrupt);
-                    }) && !rtic::export::interrupt::free(|_| (&*#rq.get_mut()).is_empty()) {
+                    }) && #rq.load(core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
                         // If the ready queue is not empty and the executor finished, restart this
                         // dispatch to check if the executor should be restarted.
                         rtic::pend(#device::#enum_::#interrupt);
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/module.rs b/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
index b4ad68aad8..7bbfdf37c2 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
@@ -183,13 +183,14 @@ pub fn codegen(
         #[doc(hidden)]
         pub fn #internal_spawn_ident() -> Result<(), ()> {
             unsafe {
-                let r = rtic::export::interrupt::free(|_| (&mut *#rq.get_mut()).enqueue(()));
-
-                if r.is_ok() {
+                // TODO: Fix this to be compare and swap
+                if #rq.load(core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Acquire) {
+                    Err(())
+                } else {
+                    #rq.store(true, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
                     rtic::pend(#device::#enum_::#interrupt);
+                    Ok(())
                 }
-
-                r
             }
         }));
 
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/util.rs b/macros/src/codegen/util.rs
index 61bde98fa5..aa720c0e5f 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/util.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/util.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn local_resources_ident(ctxt: Context, app: &App) -> Ident {
 
 /// Generates an identifier for a ready queue, async task version
 pub fn rq_async_ident(async_task_name: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    mark_internal_name(&format!("ASYNC_TACK_{}_RQ", async_task_name))
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("ASYNC_TASK_{}_RQ", async_task_name))
 }
 
 /// Suffixed identifier
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbd57bcb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[toolchain]
+channel = "nightly"
+components = [ "rust-src", "rustfmt", "llvm-tools-preview" ]
+targets = [ "thumbv7em-none-eabihf" ]