diff --git a/worker.py b/worker.py
index db5c60a..635ac57 100644
--- a/worker.py
+++ b/worker.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import requests
 from time import sleep
 from os import mkdir
 from json import dumps
+import threading
 
 from shutil import make_archive, rmtree
 
@@ -11,6 +12,51 @@ from export import getsubs
 WORKER_VERSION  = 1
 SERVER_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:5000"
 
+class batchthread(threading.Thread):
+    def run(self):
+        item = self.getName()
+        global recvids
+        global recchans
+        global recmixes
+        global recplayl
+
+        print("Video ID:", str(item).strip())
+        while True:
+            try:
+                info = getmetadata(str(item).strip())
+                break
+            except BaseException as e:
+                print(e)
+                print("Error in retrieving information, waiting 10 minutes")
+                sleep(600)
+
+        # Add any discovered videos
+        recvids.update(info[2])
+        recchans.update(info[3])
+        recmixes.update(info[4])
+        recplayl.update(info[5])
+
+        if info[0] or info[1]: # ccenabled or creditdata
+            mkdir("out/"+str(item).strip())
+
+        if info[1]: # creditdata
+            open("out/"+str(item).strip()+"/"+str(item).strip()+"_published_credits.json", "w").write(dumps(info[1]))
+
+        if info[0]: #ccenabled
+            while True:
+                gsres = False
+                try:
+                    gsres = getsubs(str(item).strip())
+                except BaseException as e:
+                    print(e)
+                if gsres:
+                    break
+                else:
+                    print("Error in retrieving subtitles, waiting 10 minutes")
+                    sleep(600)
+
+        return True
+
 
 # Get a worker ID
 while True:
@@ -57,41 +103,17 @@ while True:
     # Process the batch
     batchcontent = requests.get(batchinfo["content"]).text.split("\n")
 
-    for item in batchcontent:
-        print("Video ID:", str(item).strip())
-        while True:
-            try:
-                info = getmetadata(str(item).strip())
-                break
-            except BaseException as e:
-                print(e)
-                print("Error in retrieving information, waiting 10 minutes")
-                sleep(600)
 
-        # Add any discovered videos
-        recvids.update(info[2])
-        recchans.update(info[3])
-        recmixes.update(info[4])
-        recplayl.update(info[5])
-
-        if info[0] or info[1]: # ccenabled or creditdata
-            mkdir("out/"+str(item).strip())
+    threads = []
+    for item in batchcontent:
+        runthread = batchthread(name = item)
+        runthread.start()
+        threads.append(runthread)
 
-        if info[1]: # creditdata
-            open("out/"+str(item).strip()+"/"+str(item).strip()+"_published_credits.json", "w").write(dumps(info[1]))
+    for x in threads:
+        x.join()
 
-        if info[0]: #ccenabled
-            while True:
-                gsres = False
-                try:
-                    gsres = getsubs(str(item).strip())
-                except BaseException as e:
-                    print(e)
-                if gsres:
-                    break
-                else:
-                    print("Error in retrieving subtitles, waiting 10 minutes")
-                    sleep(600)
+    #https://stackoverflow.com/a/11968881
 
     # TODO: put the data somewhere...
     # TODO: put the discoveries somewhere...
@@ -99,16 +121,16 @@ while True:
 
     make_archive("out.zip", "zip", "out") #check this
 
-    while True:
-        try:
-            uploadr = requests.post("https://transfersh.com/"+str(batchinfo["batchID"])+".zip", data=open("out.zip"))
-            if uploadr.status_code == 200:
-                resulturl = uploadr.text
-                break
-        except BaseException as e:
-            print(e)
-            print("Encountered error in uploading results... retrying in 10 minutes")
-            sleep(600)
+    # while True:
+    #     try:
+    #         uploadr = requests.post("https://transfersh.com/"+str(batchinfo["batchID"])+".zip", data=open("out.zip"))
+    #         if uploadr.status_code == 200:
+    #             resulturl = uploadr.text
+    #             break
+    #     except BaseException as e:
+    #         print(e)
+    #         print("Encountered error in uploading results... retrying in 10 minutes")
+    #         sleep(600)
 
     # Report the batch as complete (I can't think of a fail condition except for a worker exiting...)
     # TODO: handle worker exit
@@ -119,7 +141,7 @@ while True:
             ("batchID", batchinfo["batchID"]),
             ("randomKey", batchinfo["randomKey"]),
             ("status", "c"),
-            ("resulturl", resulturl),
+            #("resulturl", resulturl),
         )
         statusrequest = requests.get(SERVER_BASE_URL+"/worker/updateStatus", params=params)