diff --git a/src/plumpy/__init__.py b/src/plumpy/__init__.py
index d3a353f1..8fd94df9 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 from .process_listener import *
 from .process_states import *
 from .processes import *
+from .rmq import *
 from .utils import *
 from .workchains import *
-from .rmq import *
 
 __all__ = (
     events.__all__
diff --git a/src/plumpy/exceptions.py b/src/plumpy/exceptions.py
index 2f290e6a..6f0c75a4 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/exceptions.py
@@ -38,4 +38,3 @@ class PersistenceError(Exception):
 
 class ClosedError(Exception):
     """Raised when an mutable operation is attempted on a closed process"""
-
diff --git a/src/plumpy/futures.py b/src/plumpy/futures.py
index 056dfe32..a467f5d8 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/futures.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/futures.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
-from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Optional
+from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Generator, Optional
 
-__all__ = ['create_task', 'CancellableAction', 'create_task']
+__all__ = ['CancellableAction', 'create_task', 'create_task']
 
 
 class InvalidFutureError(Exception):
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class InvalidFutureError(Exception):
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def capture_exceptions(future: Future[Any], ignore: tuple[type[BaseException], ...] = ()):
+def capture_exceptions(future: Future[Any], ignore: tuple[type[BaseException], ...] = ()) -> Generator[None, Any, None]:
     """
     Capture any exceptions in the context and set them as the result of the given future
 
diff --git a/src/plumpy/process_comms.py b/src/plumpy/process_comms.py
index 058e1aa4..10abeb53 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/process_comms.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/process_comms.py
@@ -448,12 +448,10 @@ def execute_process(
         :param no_reply: if True, this call will be fire-and-forget, i.e. no return value
         :return: the result of executing the process
         """
-        from plumpy.rmq.futures import unwrap_kiwi_future
-
         message = create_create_body(process_class, init_args, init_kwargs, persist=True, loader=loader)
 
         execute_future = kiwipy.Future()
-        create_future = unwrap_kiwi_future(self._communicator.task_send(message))
+        create_future = self._communicator.task_send(message)
 
         def on_created(_: Any) -> None:
             with kiwipy.capture_exceptions(execute_future):
diff --git a/src/plumpy/rmq/__init__.py b/src/plumpy/rmq/__init__.py
index 10e67bd3..779cc42b 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/rmq/__init__.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/rmq/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from .exceptions import *
+# mypy: disable-error-code=name-defined
 from .communications import *
+from .exceptions import *
 
 __all__ = exceptions.__all__ + communications.__all__
diff --git a/src/plumpy/rmq/communications.py b/src/plumpy/rmq/communications.py
index f95d3e53..188108be 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/rmq/communications.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/rmq/communications.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import kiwipy
 
 from plumpy import futures
+from plumpy.rmq.futures import wrap_to_kiwi_future
 from plumpy.utils import ensure_coroutine
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
     'DeliveryFailed',
     'RemoteException',
     'TaskRejected',
-    'plum_to_kiwi_future',
     'wrap_communicator',
 ]
 
@@ -36,31 +36,6 @@
     BroadcastSubscriber = Callable[[kiwipy.Communicator, Any, Any, Any, ID_TYPE], Any]
 
 
-def plum_to_kiwi_future(plum_future: futures.Future) -> kiwipy.Future:
-    """
-    Return a kiwi future that resolves to the outcome of the plum future
-
-    :param plum_future: the plum future
-    :return: the kiwipy future
-
-    """
-    kiwi_future = kiwipy.Future()
-
-    def on_done(_plum_future: futures.Future) -> None:
-        with kiwipy.capture_exceptions(kiwi_future):
-            if plum_future.cancelled():
-                kiwi_future.cancel()
-            else:
-                result = plum_future.result()
-                # Did we get another future?  In which case convert it too
-                if isinstance(result, futures.Future):
-                    result = plum_to_kiwi_future(result)
-                kiwi_future.set_result(result)
-
-    plum_future.add_done_callback(on_done)
-    return kiwi_future
-
-
 def convert_to_comm(
     callback: 'Subscriber', loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None
 ) -> Callable[..., kiwipy.Future]:
@@ -97,7 +72,7 @@ def converted(communicator: kiwipy.Communicator, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> k
 
         msg_fn = functools.partial(coro, communicator, *args, **kwargs)
         task_future = futures.create_task(msg_fn, loop)
-        return plum_to_kiwi_future(task_future)
+        return wrap_to_kiwi_future(task_future)
 
     return converted
 
diff --git a/src/plumpy/rmq/exceptions.py b/src/plumpy/rmq/exceptions.py
index 15dad7bc..02eb3c97 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/rmq/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/rmq/exceptions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from aio_pika.exceptions import ChannelInvalidStateError, ConnectionClosed
 import kiwipy
+from aio_pika.exceptions import ChannelInvalidStateError, ConnectionClosed
 
 __all__ = [
     'CommunicatorChannelInvalidStateError',
diff --git a/src/plumpy/rmq/futures.py b/src/plumpy/rmq/futures.py
index 59e21d41..649fb2b4 100644
--- a/src/plumpy/rmq/futures.py
+++ b/src/plumpy/rmq/futures.py
@@ -3,38 +3,25 @@
 Module containing future related methods and classes
 """
 
-import kiwipy
-
-__all__ = ['chain', 'copy_future', 'unwrap_kiwi_future']
-
-copy_future = kiwipy.copy_future
-chain = kiwipy.chain
+import asyncio
+import concurrent.futures
+from asyncio.futures import _chain_future, _copy_future_state  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+from typing import Any
 
+import kiwipy
 
-def unwrap_kiwi_future(future: kiwipy.Future) -> kiwipy.Future:
-    """
-    Create a kiwi future that represents the final results of a nested series of futures,
-    meaning that if the futures provided itself resolves to a future the returned
-    future will not resolve to a value until the final chain of futures is not a future
-    but a concrete value.  If at any point in the chain a future resolves to an exception
-    then the returned future will also resolve to that exception.
+__all__ = ['chain', 'copy_future', 'wrap_to_kiwi_future']
 
-    :param future: the future to unwrap
-    :return: the unwrapping future
+copy_future = _copy_future_state
+chain = _chain_future
 
-    """
-    unwrapping = kiwipy.Future()
 
-    def unwrap(fut: kiwipy.Future) -> None:
-        if fut.cancelled():
-            unwrapping.cancel()
-        else:
-            with kiwipy.capture_exceptions(unwrapping):
-                result = fut.result()
-                if isinstance(result, kiwipy.Future):
-                    result.add_done_callback(unwrap)
-                else:
-                    unwrapping.set_result(result)
+def wrap_to_kiwi_future(future: asyncio.Future[Any]) -> kiwipy.Future:
+    """Wrap to concurrent.futures.Future object."""
+    if isinstance(future, concurrent.futures.Future):
+        return future
+    assert asyncio.isfuture(future), f'concurrent.futures.Future is expected, got {future!r}'
 
-    future.add_done_callback(unwrap)
-    return unwrapping
+    new_future = kiwipy.Future()
+    _chain_future(future, new_future)
+    return new_future