diff --git a/nerfstudio/data/datamanagers/parallel_datamanager.py b/nerfstudio/data/datamanagers/parallel_datamanager.py
index 4e22bee15..9f36807a6 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/data/datamanagers/parallel_datamanager.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/data/datamanagers/parallel_datamanager.py
@@ -22,19 +22,10 @@ import queue
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import (
-    Dict,
-    Generic,
-    List,
-    Literal,
-    Optional,
-    Tuple,
-    Type,
-    Union,
-)
+from typing import Dict, Generic, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
 import torch
-import torch.multiprocessing as mp
+from pathos.helpers import mp
 from rich.progress import track
 from torch.nn import Parameter
 
@@ -42,21 +33,13 @@ from nerfstudio.cameras.cameras import Cameras, CameraType
 from nerfstudio.cameras.rays import RayBundle
 from nerfstudio.data.datamanagers.base_datamanager import (
     DataManager,
-    VanillaDataManagerConfig,
     TDataset,
+    VanillaDataManagerConfig,
     variable_res_collate,
 )
 from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.base_dataparser import DataparserOutputs
-from nerfstudio.data.pixel_samplers import (
-    PixelSampler,
-    PixelSamplerConfig,
-    PatchPixelSamplerConfig,
-)
-from nerfstudio.data.utils.dataloaders import (
-    CacheDataloader,
-    FixedIndicesEvalDataloader,
-    RandIndicesEvalDataloader,
-)
+from nerfstudio.data.pixel_samplers import PatchPixelSamplerConfig, PixelSampler, PixelSamplerConfig
+from nerfstudio.data.utils.dataloaders import CacheDataloader, FixedIndicesEvalDataloader, RandIndicesEvalDataloader
 from nerfstudio.model_components.ray_generators import RayGenerator
 from nerfstudio.utils.rich_utils import CONSOLE
 
@@ -76,7 +59,7 @@ class ParallelDataManagerConfig(VanillaDataManagerConfig):
     """Maximum number of threads to use in thread pool executor. If None, use ThreadPool default."""
 
 
-class DataProcessor(mp.Process):
+class DataProcessor(mp.Process):  # type: ignore
     """Parallel dataset batch processor.
 
     This class is responsible for generating ray bundles from an input dataset
@@ -92,7 +75,7 @@ class DataProcessor(mp.Process):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        out_queue: mp.Queue,
+        out_queue: mp.Queue,  # type: ignore
         config: ParallelDataManagerConfig,
         dataparser_outputs: DataparserOutputs,
         dataset: TDataset,
@@ -120,7 +103,7 @@ class DataProcessor(mp.Process):
                 ray_bundle = ray_bundle.pin_memory()
             while True:
                 try:
-                    self.out_queue.put_nowait((ray_bundle, batch))
+                    self.out_queue.put((ray_bundle, batch))
                     break
                 except queue.Full:
                     time.sleep(0.0001)
@@ -188,8 +171,8 @@ class ParallelDataManager(DataManager, Generic[TDataset]):
         self.exclude_batch_keys_from_device = self.train_dataset.exclude_batch_keys_from_device
         # Spawn is critical for not freezing the program (PyTorch compatability issue)
         # check if spawn is already set
-        if mp.get_start_method(allow_none=True) is None:
-            mp.set_start_method("spawn")
+        if mp.get_start_method(allow_none=True) is None:  # type: ignore
+            mp.set_start_method("spawn")  # type: ignore
         super().__init__()
 
     def create_train_dataset(self) -> TDataset:
@@ -223,7 +206,7 @@ class ParallelDataManager(DataManager, Generic[TDataset]):
         """Sets up parallel python data processes for training."""
         assert self.train_dataset is not None
         self.train_pixel_sampler = self._get_pixel_sampler(self.train_dataset, self.config.train_num_rays_per_batch)  # type: ignore
-        self.data_queue = mp.Manager().Queue(maxsize=self.config.queue_size)
+        self.data_queue = mp.Queue(maxsize=self.config.queue_size)  # type: ignore
         self.data_procs = [
             DataProcessor(
                 out_queue=self.data_queue,  # type: ignore
@@ -238,10 +221,6 @@ class ParallelDataManager(DataManager, Generic[TDataset]):
             proc.start()
         print("Started threads")
 
-        # Prime the executor with the first batch
-        self.train_executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.config.max_thread_workers)
-        self.train_batch_fut = self.train_executor.submit(self.data_queue.get)
-
     def setup_eval(self):
         """Sets up the data loader for evaluation."""
         assert self.eval_dataset is not None
@@ -274,11 +253,7 @@ class ParallelDataManager(DataManager, Generic[TDataset]):
     def next_train(self, step: int) -> Tuple[RayBundle, Dict]:
         """Returns the next batch of data from the parallel training processes."""
         self.train_count += 1
-
-        # Fetch the next batch in an executor to parallelize the queue get() operation
-        # with the train step
-        bundle, batch = self.train_batch_fut.result()
-        self.train_batch_fut = self.train_executor.submit(self.data_queue.get)
+        bundle, batch = self.data_queue.get()
         ray_bundle = bundle.to(self.device)
         return ray_bundle, batch
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cd971dd6f..b00deccff 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "trimesh>=3.20.2",
     "timm==0.6.7",
     "gsplat==0.1.0",
-    "pytorch-msssim"
+    "pytorch-msssim",
+    "pathos"
 ]
 
 [project.urls]