diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/common.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/common.rs
index 899adfb..961efa1 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/common.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/common.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ pub type InMessageReceiver = Receiver<(ConnectionMeta, InMessage)>;
 pub type OutMessageReceiver = Receiver<(ConnectionMeta, OutMessage)>;
 
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct OutMessageSender(Vec<Sender<(ConnectionMeta, OutMessage)>>);
 
 
diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/config.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/config.rs
index 1a70095..a499652 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/config.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/config.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// them on to the request handler. They then recieve responses from the
     /// request handler, encode them and send them back over the socket.
     pub socket_workers: usize,
+    /// Request workers receive a number of requests from socket workers,
+    /// generate responses and send them back to the socket workers.
+    pub request_workers: usize,
     pub log_level: LogLevel,
     pub network: NetworkConfig,
     pub protocol: ProtocolConfig,
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             socket_workers: 1,
+            request_workers: 1,
             log_level: LogLevel::default(),
             network: NetworkConfig::default(),
             protocol: ProtocolConfig::default(),
diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/lib.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/lib.rs
index 3132b29..ee53da7 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,21 @@ pub const APP_NAME: &str = "aquatic_ws: WebTorrent tracker";
 
 
 pub fn run(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let opt_tls_acceptor = create_tls_acceptor(&config)?;
-
     let state = State::default();
 
+    start_workers(config.clone(), state.clone())?;
+
+    loop {
+        ::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(config.cleaning.interval));
+
+        tasks::clean_torrents(&state);
+    }
+}
+
+
+pub fn start_workers(config: Config, state: State) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let opt_tls_acceptor = create_tls_acceptor(&config)?;
+
     let (in_message_sender, in_message_receiver) = ::crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
 
     let mut out_message_senders = Vec::new();
@@ -98,11 +109,14 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let out_message_sender = OutMessageSender::new(out_message_senders);
 
-    {
+    for i in 0..config.request_workers {
         let config = config.clone();
         let state = state.clone();
+        let in_message_receiver = in_message_receiver.clone();
+        let out_message_sender = out_message_sender.clone();
+        let wakers = wakers.clone();
 
-        Builder::new().name("request".to_string()).spawn(move || {
+        Builder::new().name(format!("request-{:02}", i + 1)).spawn(move || {
             handler::run_request_worker(
                 config,
                 state,
@@ -113,11 +127,7 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         })?;
     }
 
-    loop {
-        ::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(config.cleaning.interval));
-
-        tasks::clean_torrents(&state);
-    }
+    Ok(())
 }