diff --git a/src/commands/restore.rs b/src/commands/restore.rs
index fff8f77..432918c 100644
--- a/src/commands/restore.rs
+++ b/src/commands/restore.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
 use clap::{AppSettings, Parser};
 use derive_getters::Dissolve;
-use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, TryStreamExt};
 use ignore::{DirEntry, WalkBuilder};
 use log::*;
-use tokio::spawn;
+use rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder;
 
 use super::{bytes, progress_bytes, progress_counter, wait, warm_up, warm_up_command};
 use crate::backend::{DecryptReadBackend, FileType, LocalBackend};
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ pub(super) async fn execute(be: &(impl DecryptReadBackend + Unpin), opts: Opts)
     let dest = LocalBackend::new(&opts.dest);
 
     let p = progress_spinner("collecting file information...");
-    let file_infos = allocate_and_collect(&dest, index.clone(), tree, &opts).await?;
+    let file_infos = allocate_and_collect(&dest, index.clone(), tree, &opts)?;
     p.finish();
     info!("total restore size: {}", bytes(file_infos.total_size));
     if file_infos.matched_size > 0 {
@@ -98,13 +97,13 @@ pub(super) async fn execute(be: &(impl DecryptReadBackend + Unpin), opts: Opts)
         }
         wait(opts.warm_up_wait).await;
         if !opts.dry_run {
-            restore_contents(be, &dest, file_infos).await?;
+            restore_contents(be, &dest, file_infos)?;
         }
     }
 
     if !opts.dry_run {
         let p = progress_spinner("setting metadata...");
-        restore_metadata(&dest, index, tree, &opts).await?;
+        restore_metadata(&dest, index, tree, &opts)?;
         p.finish();
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ pub(super) async fn execute(be: &(impl DecryptReadBackend + Unpin), opts: Opts)
 }
 
 /// collect restore information, scan existing files and allocate non-existing files
-async fn allocate_and_collect(
+fn allocate_and_collect(
     dest: &LocalBackend,
     index: impl IndexedBackend + Unpin,
     tree: Id,
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ async fn allocate_and_collect(
 
 /// restore_contents restores all files contents as described by file_infos
 /// using the ReadBackend be and writing them into the LocalBackend dest.
-async fn restore_contents(
+fn restore_contents(
     be: &impl DecryptReadBackend,
     dest: &LocalBackend,
     file_infos: FileInfos,
@@ -281,69 +280,67 @@ async fn restore_contents(
 
     let p = progress_bytes("restoring file contents...");
     p.set_length(total_size - matched_size);
-    let mut stream = FuturesUnordered::new();
 
     const MAX_READER: usize = 20;
-    for (pack, blob) in restore_info {
-        for (bl, fls) in blob {
-            let p = p.clone();
-            let be = be.clone();
-            let dest = dest.clone();
+    let pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new().num_threads(MAX_READER).build()?;
+    pool.in_place_scope(|s| {
+        for (pack, blob) in restore_info {
+            for (bl, fls) in blob {
+                let from_file = fls
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|fl| fl.matches)
+                    .map(|fl| (filenames[fl.file_idx].clone(), fl.file_start));
 
-            let from_file = fls
-                .iter()
-                .find(|fl| fl.matches)
-                .map(|fl| (filenames[fl.file_idx].clone(), fl.file_start));
+                let name_dests: Vec<_> = fls
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|fl| !fl.matches)
+                    .map(|fl| (filenames[fl.file_idx].clone(), fl.file_start))
+                    .collect();
+                let p = &p;
 
-            let name_dests: Vec<_> = fls
-                .iter()
-                .filter(|fl| !fl.matches)
-                .map(|fl| (filenames[fl.file_idx].clone(), fl.file_start))
-                .collect();
+                if !name_dests.is_empty() {
+                    // TODO: error handling!
+                    s.spawn(move |s1| {
+                        let data = match from_file {
+                            Some((filename, start)) => {
+                                // read from existing file
+                                dest.read_at(filename, start, bl.data_length()).unwrap()
+                            }
+                            None => {
+                                // read pack at blob_offset with length blob_length
+                                be.read_encrypted_partial(
+                                    FileType::Pack,
+                                    &pack,
+                                    false,
+                                    bl.offset,
+                                    bl.length,
+                                    bl.uncompressed_length,
+                                )
+                                .unwrap()
+                            }
+                        };
+                        let size = bl.data_length();
 
-            if !name_dests.is_empty() {
-                while stream.len() > MAX_READER {
-                    stream.try_next().await?;
+                        // save into needed files in parallel
+                        for (name, start) in name_dests {
+                            let data = data.clone();
+                            s1.spawn(move |_| {
+                                dest.write_at(&name, start, &data).unwrap();
+                                p.inc(size);
+                            });
+                        }
+                    })
                 }
-
-                // TODO: error handling!
-                stream.push(spawn(async move {
-                    let data = match from_file {
-                        Some((filename, start)) => {
-                            // read from existing file
-                            dest.read_at(filename, start, bl.data_length()).unwrap()
-                        }
-                        None => {
-                            // read pack at blob_offset with length blob_length
-                            be.read_encrypted_partial(
-                                FileType::Pack,
-                                &pack,
-                                false,
-                                bl.offset,
-                                bl.length,
-                                bl.uncompressed_length,
-                            )
-                            .unwrap()
-                        }
-                    };
-
-                    // save into needed files in parallel
-                    for (name, start) in name_dests {
-                        dest.write_at(&name, start, &data).unwrap();
-                        p.inc(bl.data_length());
-                    }
-                }))
             }
         }
-    }
+    });
 
-    stream.try_collect().await?;
     p.finish();
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn restore_metadata(
+fn restore_metadata(
     dest: &LocalBackend,
     index: impl IndexedBackend + Unpin,
     tree: Id,