diff --git a/tunnel-server/src/uds_tunnel/tunnel.py b/tunnel-server/src/uds_tunnel/tunnel.py
index ad014a07f..903a773d1 100644
--- a/tunnel-server/src/uds_tunnel/tunnel.py
+++ b/tunnel-server/src/uds_tunnel/tunnel.py
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ class TunnelProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
                 else:
                     raise Exception('Invalid command')
             except Exception:
-                if consts.DEBUG:
-                    logger.exception('COMMAND')
                 logger.error('ERROR from %s', self.pretty_source())
                 self.transport.write(b'ERROR_COMMAND')
                 self.close_connection()
diff --git a/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.conf b/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.conf
index 60b632843..723128c41 100644
--- a/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.conf
+++ b/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lognumber = 3
 address = 0.0.0.0
 
 # Number of workers. Defaults to  0 (means "as much as cores")
-workers = 1
+workers = 2
 
 # Listening port
 port = 7777
diff --git a/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.py b/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.py
index 91de6ce44..5d5b494f4 100755
--- a/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.py
+++ b/tunnel-server/src/udstunnel.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import signal
 import ssl
 import socket
 import logging
+import threading
 import typing
 
 import setproctitle
@@ -103,32 +104,13 @@ async def tunnel_proc_async(
 
     def get_socket() -> typing.Optional[socket.socket]:
         try:
-            data: bytes = b''
             while True:
                 # Clear back event, for next data
                 msg: typing.Optional[
                     typing.Tuple[socket.socket, typing.Tuple[str, int]]
                 ] = pipe.recv()
                 if msg:
-                    # Connection done, check for handshake
-                    source: socket.socket
-                    source, address = msg
-
-                    try:
-                        # First, ensure handshake (simple handshake) and command
-                        data = source.recv(len(consts.HANDSHAKE_V1))
-
-                        if data != consts.HANDSHAKE_V1:
-                            raise Exception()  # Invalid handshake
-                    except Exception:
-                        if consts.DEBUG:
-                            logger.exception('HANDSHAKE')
-                        logger.error('HANDSHAKE invalid from %s (%s)', address, data.hex())
-                        # Close Source and continue
-                        source.close()
-                        continue
-
-                    return source
+                    return msg[0]
         except Exception:
             logger.exception('Receiving data from parent process')
             return None
@@ -168,15 +150,35 @@ async def tunnel_proc_async(
         del tasks[:tasks_number]
 
 
+def process_connection(
+    client: socket.socket, addr: typing.Tuple[str, str], conn: 'Connection'
+) -> None:
+    data: bytes = b''
+    try:
+        # First, ensure handshake (simple handshake) and command
+        data = client.recv(len(consts.HANDSHAKE_V1))
+
+        if data != consts.HANDSHAKE_V1:
+            raise Exception()  # Invalid handshake
+        conn.send((client, addr))
+        del client  # Ensure socket is controlled on child process
+    except Exception:
+        logger.error('HANDSHAKE invalid from %s (%s)', addr, data.hex())
+        # Close Source and continue
+        client.close()
+
+
 def tunnel_main():
     cfg = config.read()
 
     # Try to bind to port as running user
     # Wait for socket incoming connections and spread them
+    socket.setdefaulttimeout(
+        3.0
+    )  # So we can check for stop from time to time and not block forever
     sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, True)
     sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
-    sock.settimeout(3.0)  # So we can check for stop from time to time
     # We will not reuse port, we only want a UDS tunnel server running on a port
     # but this may change on future...
     # try:
@@ -223,11 +225,14 @@ def tunnel_main():
         while not do_stop:
             try:
                 client, addr = sock.accept()
-                client.settimeout(3.0)
                 logger.info('CONNECTION from %s', addr)
-                # Select BEST process for sending this new connection
-                prcs.best_child().send((client, addr))
-                del client  # Ensure socket is controlled on child process
+
+                # Check if we have reached the max number of connections
+                # First part is checked on a thread, if HANDSHAKE is valid
+                # we will send socket to process pool
+                threading.Thread(
+                    target=process_connection, args=(client, addr, prcs.best_child())
+                ).start()
             except socket.timeout:
                 pass  # Continue and retry
             except Exception as e: