diff --git a/src/workers/dbc-csv-downloader.worker.js b/src/workers/dbc-csv-downloader.worker.js
index 042f717..f743fed 100644
--- a/src/workers/dbc-csv-downloader.worker.js
+++ b/src/workers/dbc-csv-downloader.worker.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import NumpyLoader from "../utils/loadnpy";
 import * as CanApi from "../api/can";
 
+const MAX_CONNECTIONS = 8;
+
 var window = self;
 
 const Int64LE = require("int64-buffer").Int64LE;
@@ -16,30 +18,51 @@ async function fetchAndPostData(
   [minPart, maxPart],
   canStartTime
 ) {
-  console.log("\n\nfetchAndPostData", `${currentPart} of ${maxPart}`);
+  console.log("starting fetchAndPostData process");
 
-  // if we've exhausted the parts, close up shop
-  if (currentPart > maxPart) {
-    self.postMessage({
-      progress: 100,
-      shouldClose: true
-    });
-    self.close();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  let awaitedData = null;
-  try {
-    awaitedData = await CanApi.fetchCanPart(base, currentPart);
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log("fetchCanPart missing part", e);
-    return fetchAndPostData(
+  var partList = [];
+  var minPart = currentPart;
+  var prevPart = Promise.resolve();
+  var promiseBuffer = [];
+  var totalParts = maxPart - minPart;
+  var currentProcess = 0;
+  while (currentPart <= maxPart) {
+    // post inc, pass the previous value then inc
+    console.log("Starting download", currentPart - minPart, "of", totalParts);
+    prevPart = downloadNextPart(
       base,
-      currentPart + 1,
-      [minPart, maxPart],
-      canStartTime
+      canStartTime,
+      currentProcess,
+      prevPart,
+      currentPart++
     );
+    currentProcess = ~~(100 * ((currentPart - minPart) / totalParts));
+
+    promiseBuffer.push(prevPart);
+    if (promiseBuffer.length > MAX_CONNECTIONS) {
+      await promiseBuffer.shift();
+    }
   }
+
+  await prevPart;
+  // processing is done!
+  self.postMessage({
+    progress: 100,
+    shouldClose: true
+  });
+  self.close();
+}
+
+async function downloadNextPart(
+  base,
+  canStartTime,
+  currentProcess,
+  prevPartPromise,
+  currentPart
+) {
+  var awaitedData = await CanApi.fetchCanPart(base, currentPart);
+  await prevPartPromise;
+
   const { times, sources, addresses, datas } = awaitedData;
 
   // times is a float64array, which we want to be a normal array for now
@@ -62,12 +85,12 @@ async function fetchAndPostData(
 
   console.log("posting message");
   self.postMessage({
-    progress: 10,
+    progress: currentProcess,
     logData,
     shouldClose: false
   });
 
-  fetchAndPostData(base, currentPart + 1, [minPart, maxPart], canStartTime);
+  return awaitedData;
 }
 
 function transformAndSend(rawData) {