diff --git a/sdp/processors/base_processor.py b/sdp/processors/base_processor.py
index 6fc22ee8..fe1eb4c3 100644
--- a/sdp/processors/base_processor.py
+++ b/sdp/processors/base_processor.py
@@ -166,28 +166,43 @@ def _process_with_dask(self, metrics):
         logger.info(f"Using Dask client with dashboard at: {client.dashboard_link}")
 
         # Delegate manifest reading to read_manifest() which returns a Dask bag.
-        bag = self.read_manifest()
-
-        if not isinstance(bag, db.Bag):
-            bag = db.from_sequence(bag)
-        total_entries = bag.count().compute()
-
-        if total_entries == 0:
-            logger.info("No entries found in the manifest input. Proceeding to create an empty output manifest.")
-            results = []
-        else:
-            processed_bag = bag.map(lambda entry: self.process_dataset_entry(entry)).flatten()
-            results = processed_bag.compute()
 
         with open(self.output_manifest_file, "wt", encoding="utf8") as fout:
-            for entry in results:
-                metrics.append(entry.metrics)
-                if entry.data is not None:
-                    json.dump(entry.data, fout, ensure_ascii=False)
-                    fout.write("\n")
-                    self.number_of_entries += 1
-                    self.total_duration += entry.data.get("duration", 0)
-        logger.info(f"Processed {total_entries} entries using Dask.")
+            for manifest_chunk in self._chunk_manifest():
+                chunk_bag = db.from_sequence(manifest_chunk)
+                processed_chunk = chunk_bag.map(self.process_dataset_entry).flatten().compute()
+
+                # Write results from this chunk to the output file
+                for entry in processed_chunk:
+                    metrics.append(entry.metrics)
+                    if entry.data is not None:
+                        json.dump(entry.data, fout, ensure_ascii=False)
+                        fout.write("\n")
+                        self.number_of_entries += 1
+                        self.total_duration += entry.data.get("duration", 0)
+
+        # bag = self.read_manifest()
+
+        # if not isinstance(bag, db.Bag):
+        #     bag = db.from_sequence(bag)
+        # total_entries = bag.count().compute()
+
+        # if total_entries == 0:
+        #     logger.info("No entries found in the manifest input. Proceeding to create an empty output manifest.")
+        #     results = []
+        # else:
+        #     processed_bag = bag.map(lambda entry: self.process_dataset_entry(entry)).flatten()
+        #     results = processed_bag.compute()
+
+        # with open(self.output_manifest_file, "wt", encoding="utf8") as fout:
+        #     for entry in results:
+        #         metrics.append(entry.metrics)
+        #         if entry.data is not None:
+        #             json.dump(entry.data, fout, ensure_ascii=False)
+        #             fout.write("\n")
+        #             self.number_of_entries += 1
+        #             self.total_duration += entry.data.get("duration", 0)
+        # logger.info(f"Processed {total_entries} entries using Dask.")
 
     def _process_with_multiprocessing(self, metrics):
         with open(self.output_manifest_file, "wt", encoding="utf8") as fout: