diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py
index 31c04ec7..dc62621e 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
-try:
-    import _thread
-except ImportError:
-    _thread = None
+import _thread
+
+class Thread:
+    def __init__(self, group=None, target=None, name=None, args=(), kwargs=None):
+        self.target = target
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = {} if kwargs is None else kwargs
+
+    def start(self):
+        _thread.start_new_thread(self.run, ())
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.target(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+
 
 class Lock:
     def __init__(self):
-        self._lock = _thread.allocate_lock() if _thread else None
+        self._lock = _thread.allocate_lock() 
 
     def __enter__(self):
         if self._lock: