diff --git a/bindings/distrdf/python/DistRDF/Backends/Dask/Backend.py b/bindings/distrdf/python/DistRDF/Backends/Dask/Backend.py
index 70ed6e8b7a8c7..a4e32951a7381 100644
--- a/bindings/distrdf/python/DistRDF/Backends/Dask/Backend.py
+++ b/bindings/distrdf/python/DistRDF/Backends/Dask/Backend.py
@@ -319,10 +319,11 @@ def _process_partial_results(self,
         cumulative_plots: Dict[int, Any] = {}
 
         # Collect all futures in batches that had arrived since the last iteration
-        for batch in as_completed(future_tasks, with_results=True).batches():
-            for future, result in batch:
-               merged_results = reducer(merged_results, result) if merged_results else result
-            
+        for batch in as_completed(future_tasks, with_results=False).batches():
+            for future in batch:
+                result = future.result()
+                merged_results = reducer(merged_results, result) if merged_results else result
+
             mergeables = merged_results.mergeables
             
             for pad_num, (drawable_id, (callbacks_list, index, operation_name)) in enumerate(drawables_info_dict.items(), start=1):
diff --git a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_th1.py b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_th1.py
index 0e9a819102c6d..9efd66e13b890 100644
--- a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_th1.py
+++ b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_th1.py
@@ -265,3 +265,4 @@ def pythonize_th1(klass):
     _add_indexing_features(klass)
 
     inject_clone_releasing_ownership(klass)
+    klass.Fit.__release_gil__ = True
diff --git a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ad4dd92ca3794..9be01d99e8909 100644
--- a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_ttree_branch ttree_branch.py PYTHON_DEPS numpy)
 ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_tcolor tcolor.py)
 
 # TH1 and subclasses pythonizations
-ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_th1_operators th1_operators.py)
+ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_th1 th1.py)
+# The above tests a deadlock. It should complete in about 1s. If we don't reduce the timeout, we need to wait 1500 s.
+set_tests_properties(pyunittests-bindings-pyroot-pythonizations-pyroot-pyz-th1 PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 30)
 ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_th1_fillN th1_fillN.py PYTHON_DEPS numpy)
 ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_th2 th2.py)
 ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_pyz_th3 th3.py)
diff --git a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/th1.py b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/th1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5dd7f32e90367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/th1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import unittest
+
+import ROOT
+
+
+class TH1Operators(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test for the __imul__ operator of TH1 and subclasses, which
+    multiplies the histogram by a constant.
+    """
+
+    # Tests
+    def test_imul(self):
+        nbins = 64
+        h = ROOT.TH1F("testHist", "", nbins, -4, 4)
+        h.FillRandom("gaus")
+
+        initial_bins = [h.GetBinContent(i) for i in range(nbins)]
+        c = 2
+
+        # Multiply in place
+        h *= c
+
+        # Check new value of bins
+        for i in range(nbins):
+            self.assertEqual(h.GetBinContent(i), initial_bins[i] * c)
+
+
+class TH1IMT(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test a deadlock when IMT is used in conjunction with a fit function in Python.
+    Since TH1.Fit held the GIL, the fit function could never be evaluated
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        ROOT.ROOT.EnableImplicitMT(4)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        ROOT.ROOT.DisableImplicitMT()
+
+    def test_fit_python_function(self):
+        xmin = 0
+        xmax = 1
+
+        h1 = ROOT.TH1F("h1", "", 20, xmin, xmax)
+        h1.FillRandom("gaus", 1000)
+
+        def func(x, pars):
+            return pars[0] + pars[1] * x[0]
+
+        my_func = ROOT.TF1("f1", func, xmin, xmax, npar=2, ndim=1)
+
+        my_func.SetParNames(
+            "A",
+            "B",
+        )
+        my_func.SetParameter(0, 1)
+        my_func.SetParameter(1, -1)
+
+        r = h1.Fit(my_func, "SE0Q", "", xmin, xmax)
+
+        self.assertFalse(r.IsEmpty())
+        self.assertTrue(r.IsValid())
+        self.assertGreater(r.Parameter(0), 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/th1_operators.py b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/th1_operators.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 881f89e8baa19..0000000000000
--- a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/test/th1_operators.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-
-import ROOT
-
-
-class TH1Operators(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Test for the __imul__ operator of TH1 and subclasses, which
-    multiplies the histogram by a constant.
-    """
-
-    # Tests
-    def test_imul(self):
-        nbins = 64
-        h = ROOT.TH1F("testHist", "", nbins, -4, 4)
-        h.FillRandom("gaus")
-
-        initial_bins = [ h.GetBinContent(i) for i in range(nbins) ]
-        c = 2
-
-        # Multiply in place
-        h *= c
-
-        # Check new value of bins
-        for i in range(nbins):
-            self.assertEqual(h.GetBinContent(i), initial_bins[i] * c)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()