diff --git a/melamine/classes.py b/melamine/classes.py
index 3e407a5..921ca97 100644
--- a/melamine/classes.py
+++ b/melamine/classes.py
@@ -30,7 +30,17 @@ async def get_all_hardlinks(paths: Set[Path]) -> None:
     return paths
 
 
-class ShredDir:
+class AsyncObject(object):
+    async def __new__(cls, *a, **kw):
+        instance = super().__new__(cls)
+        await instance.__init__(*a, **kw)
+        return instance
+
+    async def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class ShredDir(AsyncObject):
     """Class for tracking each directory to be shredded, and its contents."""
 
     async def __init__(self, path: Path) -> None:
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ class ShredDir:
         return hash(self.absolute_path)
 
 
-class ShredFile:
+class ShredFile(AsyncObject):
     """Class for tracking each file to be shredded."""
 
     async def __init__(self, path: Path) -> None: