diff --git a/archiver.go b/archiver.go
index 226ea5ecc..4fa33819a 100644
--- a/archiver.go
+++ b/archiver.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	maxConcurrentFiles = 32
+	maxConcurrentBlobs = 32
 )
 
 type Archiver struct {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type Archiver struct {
 	bl *BlobList // blobs used for the current snapshot
 
 	fileToken chan struct{}
+	blobToken chan struct{}
 
 	Stats Stats
 
@@ -48,13 +50,18 @@ func NewArchiver(be backend.Server, key *Key) (*Archiver, error) {
 		be:        be,
 		key:       key,
 		fileToken: make(chan struct{}, maxConcurrentFiles),
+		blobToken: make(chan struct{}, maxConcurrentBlobs),
 	}
 
-	// fill file token
+	// fill file and blob token
 	for i := 0; i < maxConcurrentFiles; i++ {
 		arch.fileToken <- struct{}{}
 	}
 
+	for i := 0; i < maxConcurrentBlobs; i++ {
+		arch.blobToken <- struct{}{}
+	}
+
 	// abort on all errors
 	arch.Error = func(string, os.FileInfo, error) error { return err }
 	// allow all files
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@ func (arch *Archiver) SaveFile(node *Node) error {
 	} else {
 		// else store all chunks
 		chnker := chunker.New(file)
+		chans := [](<-chan Blob){}
 
 		for {
 			chunk, err := chnker.Next()
@@ -149,14 +157,28 @@ func (arch *Archiver) SaveFile(node *Node) error {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			blob, err := arch.ch.Save(backend.Data, chunk.Data)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			// acquire token, start goroutine to save chunk
+			token := <-arch.blobToken
+			resCh := make(chan Blob, 1)
 
-			arch.saveUpdate(Stats{Bytes: blob.Size})
+			go func(ch chan<- Blob) {
+				blob, err := arch.ch.Save(backend.Data, chunk.Data)
+				// TODO handle error
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
 
-			blobs = append(blobs, blob)
+				arch.saveUpdate(Stats{Bytes: blob.Size})
+				arch.blobToken <- token
+				ch <- blob
+			}(resCh)
+
+			chans = append(chans, resCh)
+		}
+
+		blobs = []Blob{}
+		for _, ch := range chans {
+			blobs = append(blobs, <-ch)
 		}
 	}