diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py b/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py
index 2d9a21a8da..ff84bf3701 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import datetime
 import logging
 import json
 from optparse import make_option
+from multiprocessing import Process
 
 # Django
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -22,26 +23,16 @@ from awx.main.models import *
 # ZeroMQ
 import zmq
 
-class Command(NoArgsCommand):
-    '''
-    Management command to run the job callback receiver
-    '''
+class Worker(Process):
 
-    help = 'Launch the job callback receiver'
-
-    option_list = NoArgsCommand.option_list + (
-        make_option('--port', dest='port', type='int', default=5556,
-                    help='Port to listen for requests on'),)
-
-    def init_logging(self):
-        log_levels = dict(enumerate([logging.ERROR, logging.INFO,
-                                     logging.DEBUG, 0]))
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.commands.run_callback_receiver')
-        self.logger.setLevel(log_levels.get(self.verbosity, 0))
-        handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-        handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(message)s'))
-        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
-        self.logger.propagate = False
+    def run(self):
+        print("Starting worker")
+        pool_context = zmq.Context()
+        pool_subscriber = pool_context.socket(zmq.PULL)
+        pool_subscriber.connect("ipc:///tmp/callback_receiver.ipc")
+        while True:
+            message = pool_subscriber.recv_json()
+            self.process_job_event(message)
 
     @transaction.commit_on_success
     def process_job_event(self, data):
@@ -79,25 +70,56 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
                 break
             except DatabaseError as e:
                 transaction.rollback()
-                logger.debug('Database error saving job event, retrying in '
-                             '1 second (retry #%d): %s', retry_count + 1, e)
+                # logger.debug('Database error saving job event, retrying in '
+                #              '1 second (retry #%d): %s', retry_count + 1, e)
                 time.sleep(1)
         else:
             logger.error('Failed to save job event after %d retries.',
                          retry_count)
 
+
+class Command(NoArgsCommand):
+    '''
+    Management command to run the job callback receiver
+    '''
+
+    help = 'Launch the job callback receiver'
+
+    option_list = NoArgsCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option('--port', dest='port', type='int', default=5556,
+                    help='Port to listen for requests on'),)
+
+    def init_logging(self):
+        log_levels = dict(enumerate([logging.ERROR, logging.INFO,
+                                     logging.DEBUG, 0]))
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.commands.run_callback_receiver')
+        self.logger.setLevel(log_levels.get(self.verbosity, 0))
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(message)s'))
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
+        self.logger.propagate = False
+
     def run_subscriber(self, port=5556):
-        print("Starting ZMQ Context")
-        context = zmq.Context()
-        subscriber = context.socket(zmq.REP)
-        print("Starting connection")
-        subscriber.bind("tcp://127.0.0.1:%s" % str(port))
-        print("Listening on tcp://127.0.0.1:%s" % str(port))
+
+        consumer_context = zmq.Context()
+        consumer_subscriber = consumer_context.socket(zmq.PULL)
+        consumer_subscriber.bind("tcp://127.0.0.1:%s" % str(port))
+        print("Consumer Listening on tcp://127.0.0.1:%s" % str(port))
+
+        queue_context = zmq.Context()
+        queue_publisher = queue_context.socket(zmq.PUSH)
+        queue_publisher.bind("ipc:///tmp/callback_receiver.ipc")
+        print("Publisher Listening on ipc: /tmp/callback_receiver.ip")
+
+        workers = []
+        for idx in range(4):
+            w = Worker()
+            w.start()
+            workers.append(w)
+
         while True: # Handle signal
-            message = subscriber.recv()
-            subscriber.send("1")
-            data = json.loads(message)
-            self.process_job_event(data)
+            message = consumer_subscriber.recv_json()
+            queue_publisher.send_json(message)
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
         self.verbosity = int(options.get('verbosity', 1))
diff --git a/awx/plugins/callback/job_event_callback.py b/awx/plugins/callback/job_event_callback.py
index 7fc1e7465d..4c33ed8345 100644
--- a/awx/plugins/callback/job_event_callback.py
+++ b/awx/plugins/callback/job_event_callback.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class CallbackModule(object):
 
     def _start_connection(self):
         self.context = zmq.Context()
-        self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.REQ)
+        self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PUSH)
         self.socket.connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:5556")
 
     def _post_job_event_queue_msg(self, event, event_data):
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ class CallbackModule(object):
                 if self.context is None:
                     self._start_connection()
 
-                self.socket.send(json.dumps(msg))
+                self.socket.send_json(msg)
                 self.logger.debug('Publish: %r, retry=%d', msg, retry_count)
-                reply = self.socket.recv()
                 return
             except Exception, e:
                 self.logger.info('Publish Exception: %r, retry=%d', e,