diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f8c20e..6dd5bc9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 {
-    "name": "@boatbomber/sheetvalues",
-    "version": "3.0.2",
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "repository": {
-        "type": "git",
-        "url": "https://github.com/boatbomber/SheetValues.git"
-    },
-    "contributors": [
-        "boatbomber"
-    ],
-    "bugs": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/boatbomber/SheetValues/issues"
-    }
+  "name": "@boatbomber/sheetvalues",
+  "version": "3.0.3",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/boatbomber/SheetValues.git"
+  },
+  "contributors": [
+    "boatbomber",
+    "daireb"
+  ],
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/boatbomber/SheetValues/issues"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/init.lua b/src/init.lua
index 30d357c..0c86320 100644
--- a/src/init.lua
+++ b/src/init.lua
@@ -258,6 +258,16 @@ local function DictEquals(a, b)
 	return true
 end
 
+local DummyDatastore = { -- Dummy Datastore object to fall back to if DataStoreService fails
+	GetAsync = function()
+		return nil
+	end,
+	SetAsync = function() end,
+	UpdateAsync = function(_, callback)
+		return callback(nil)
+	end,
+}
+
 local SheetValues = {}
 
 function SheetValues.new(SpreadId: string, SheetId: string?)
@@ -270,6 +280,15 @@ function SheetValues.new(SpreadId: string, SheetId: string?)
 
 	local ChangedEvent = Instance.new("BindableEvent")
 
+	local dsSuccess, dsReturn = pcall(DatastoreService.GetDataStore, DatastoreService, GUID, "SheetValues")
+	local DataStore
+	if dsSuccess then
+		DataStore = dsReturn
+	else
+		DataStore = DummyDatastore
+		warn("SheetValues: Failed to get DataStore:", dsReturn)
+	end
+
 	local SheetManager = {
 		Changed = ChangedEvent.Event,
 
@@ -278,7 +297,7 @@ function SheetValues.new(SpreadId: string, SheetId: string?)
 		Values = {},
 
 		_ValueChangeEvents = {},
-		_DataStore = DatastoreService:GetDataStore(GUID, "SheetValues"),
+		_DataStore = DataStore,
 		_MessageListener = nil,
 		_Alive = true,
 	}
@@ -385,13 +404,12 @@ function SheetValues.new(SpreadId: string, SheetId: string?)
 
 		-- Send these values to all other servers
 		if self.LastSource == "Google API" then
-			local msgSuccess, msgResponse = pcall(
+			task.spawn(pcall, 
 				MessagingService.PublishAsync,
 				MessagingService,
 				GUID,
 				#json < 1000 and json or "TriggerStore"
-			)
-			--if not msgSuccess then warn(msgResponse) end
+			)		
 		end
 
 		return true, "Values updated"
@@ -469,7 +487,7 @@ function SheetValues.new(SpreadId: string, SheetId: string?)
 		table.clear(self)
 	end
 
-	pcall(function()
+	task.spawn(pcall, function()
 		SheetManager._MessageListener = MessagingService:SubscribeAsync(GUID, function(Msg)
 			local msgTimestamp = math.floor(Msg.Sent)
 			if msgTimestamp <= SheetManager.LastUpdated then