diff --git a/include/WHISPER/threadSafeQueue.hpp b/include/WHISPER/threadSafeQueue.hpp
index f370efb..28f075b 100644
--- a/include/WHISPER/threadSafeQueue.hpp
+++ b/include/WHISPER/threadSafeQueue.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ namespace WHISPER {
 
       // Get the front element.
       // If the queue is empty, wait till a element is avaiable.
+        bool get(T &val)
+      {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m);
+        if (!q.empty()) {
+            
+            // auto tmp = q.front();
+            val =  std::move(q.front());
+            q.pop();
+            return true;
+        }else {
+            return false;
+        }
+      }  
+
+      [[deprecated]]
       T get(void)
       {
           std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m);