diff --git a/external/versions.cmake b/external/versions.cmake
index 2d39a0665d..bd82b1adf5 100644
--- a/external/versions.cmake
+++ b/external/versions.cmake
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ set(TA_INSTALL_EIGEN_PREVIOUS_VERSION 3.3.7)
 set(TA_INSTALL_EIGEN_URL_HASH b9e98a200d2455f06db9c661c5610496)
 set(TA_INSTALL_EIGEN_PREVIOUS_URL_HASH b9e98a200d2455f06db9c661c5610496)
 
-set(TA_TRACKED_MADNESS_TAG f47f962213be0b1e149f5b56826992f27278128e)
-set(TA_TRACKED_MADNESS_PREVIOUS_TAG 6e7039223ececa052d4b6e29f897c743eb0b9fa3)
+set(TA_TRACKED_MADNESS_TAG 6694b3adc9204dc86aba9911444aa6737171c9e3)
+set(TA_TRACKED_MADNESS_PREVIOUS_TAG f47f962213be0b1e149f5b56826992f27278128e)
 set(TA_TRACKED_MADNESS_VERSION 0.10.1)
 set(TA_TRACKED_MADNESS_PREVIOUS_VERSION 0.10.1)
 
diff --git a/src/TiledArray/initialize.h b/src/TiledArray/initialize.h
index 0f0b288d93..5c2647e5b5 100644
--- a/src/TiledArray/initialize.h
+++ b/src/TiledArray/initialize.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ inline World& initialize(int& argc, char**& argv, const MPI_Comm& comm,
 /// when TiledArray::initialize was called).
 void finalize();
 
+void taskq_wait_busy();
+void taskq_wait_yield();
+void taskq_wait_usleep(int);
+
 }  // namespace TiledArray
 
 #endif  // TILEDARRAY_INITIALIZE_H__INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/TiledArray/tiledarray.cpp b/src/TiledArray/tiledarray.cpp
index 9e88980b11..aa56ea2fec 100644
--- a/src/TiledArray/tiledarray.cpp
+++ b/src/TiledArray/tiledarray.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ TiledArray::World& TiledArray::initialize(int& argc, char**& argv,
         "TiledArray finalized MADWorld already, cannot re-initialize MADWorld "
         "again");
   if (!initialized()) {
-    if (!madness::initialized())
+    if (!madness::initialized()) {
       initialized_madworld_accessor() = true;
+    }
     else {  // if MADWorld initialized, we must assume that comm is its default
             // World.
       if (madness::World::is_default(comm))
@@ -127,3 +128,16 @@ void TiledArray::ta_abort(const std::string &m) {
   std::cerr << m << std::endl;
   ta_abort();
 }
+
+
+void TiledArray::taskq_wait_busy() {
+  madness::threadpool_wait_policy(madness::WaitPolicy::Busy);
+}
+
+void TiledArray::taskq_wait_yield() {
+  madness::threadpool_wait_policy(madness::WaitPolicy::Yield);
+}
+
+void TiledArray::taskq_wait_usleep(int us) {
+  madness::threadpool_wait_policy(madness::WaitPolicy::Sleep, us);
+}