diff --git a/test/test.objectmap.both.ts b/test/test.objectmap.both.ts
index 7fe862e..eab662e 100644
--- a/test/test.objectmap.both.ts
+++ b/test/test.objectmap.both.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ tap.test('Objectmap.forEach -> should correctly run a function forEach map objec
 tap.test('lik.Objectmap.find() -> should correctly find an object', async () => {
   let myObject = { propOne: 'helloThere', propTwo: 'helloAnyway' };
   testObjectmap.add(myObject);
-  let referenceObject = testObjectmap.find((itemArg) => {
+  let referenceObject = await testObjectmap.find(async (itemArg) => {
     return itemArg.propOne === 'helloThere';
   });
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-expression
diff --git a/ts/lik.interestmap.ts b/ts/lik.interestmap.ts
index 5c2db36..b534d76 100644
--- a/ts/lik.interestmap.ts
+++ b/ts/lik.interestmap.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class InterestMap<DTInterestId, DTInterestFullfillment> {
    * @param objectArg removes an interest from the InterestMap
    */
   public removeInterest(interestArg: Interest<DTInterestId, DTInterestFullfillment>) {
-    const interestToRemove = this.interestObjectMap.findOneAndRemove((interestArg2) => {
+    const interestToRemove = this.interestObjectMap.findOneAndRemoveSync((interestArg2) => {
       return interestArg.comparisonString === interestArg2.comparisonString;
     });
   }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class InterestMap<DTInterestId, DTInterestFullfillment> {
    * @param comparisonStringArg
    */
   public checkInterestByString(comparisonStringArg: string): boolean {
-    const foundInterest = this.interestObjectMap.find((interest) => {
+    const foundInterest = this.interestObjectMap.findSync((interest) => {
       return interest.comparisonString === comparisonStringArg;
     });
     if (foundInterest) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class InterestMap<DTInterestId, DTInterestFullfillment> {
    */
   public findInterest(objectArg: DTInterestId): Interest<DTInterestId, DTInterestFullfillment> {
     const comparableString = this.comparisonFunc(objectArg);
-    const interest = this.interestObjectMap.find((interestArg) => {
+    const interest = this.interestObjectMap.findSync((interestArg) => {
       return interestArg.comparisonString === comparableString;
     });
     return interest; // if an interest is found, the interest is returned, otherwise interest is null
diff --git a/ts/lik.objectmap.ts b/ts/lik.objectmap.ts
index 1eda947..78a0cdc 100644
--- a/ts/lik.objectmap.ts
+++ b/ts/lik.objectmap.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ export interface IObjectmapForEachFunction<T> {
   (itemArg: T): void;
 }
 
-export interface IObjectmapFindFunction<T> {
+export interface IObjectmapFindFunctionSync<T> {
   (itemArg: T): boolean;
 }
 
+export interface IObjectmapFindFunction<T> {
+  (itemArg: T): Promise<boolean>;
+}
+
 export interface IObjectMapEventData<T> {
   operation: 'add' | 'remove';
   payload: T;
@@ -121,7 +125,11 @@ export class ObjectMap<T> {
   /**
    * find object
    */
-  public find(findFunction: IObjectmapFindFunction<T>): T {
+  public async find(findFunction: IObjectmapFindFunction<T>): Promise<T> {
+    return this.fastMap.find(findFunction);
+  }
+
+  public findSync(findFunction: IObjectmapFindFunctionSync<T>): T {
     for (const keyArg of this.fastMap.getKeys()) {
       if (findFunction(this.fastMap.getByKey(keyArg))) {
         return this.getMappedUnique(keyArg);
@@ -132,8 +140,15 @@ export class ObjectMap<T> {
   /**
    * finds a specific element and then removes it
    */
-  public findOneAndRemove(findFunction: IObjectmapFindFunction<T>): T {
-    const foundElement = this.find(findFunction);
+   public async findOneAndRemove(findFunction: IObjectmapFindFunction<T>): Promise<T> {
+    const foundElement = await this.find(findFunction);
+    if (foundElement) {
+      this.remove(foundElement);
+    }
+    return foundElement;
+  }
+  public findOneAndRemoveSync(findFunction: IObjectmapFindFunctionSync<T>): T {
+    const foundElement = this.findSync(findFunction);
     if (foundElement) {
       this.remove(foundElement);
     }