diff --git a/internal/worker/worker.go b/internal/worker/worker.go
index 9d42e05..d25294f 100644
--- a/internal/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/worker/worker.go
@@ -24,19 +24,17 @@ func NewWorker(rpc rpc.IRPCClient) *Worker {
 	}
 }
 
-func (w *Worker) processChunkWithRetry(ctx context.Context, chunk []*big.Int, resultsCh chan<- []rpc.GetFullBlockResult) {
+func (w *Worker) processChunkWithRetry(ctx context.Context, chunk []*big.Int, resultsCh chan<- []rpc.GetFullBlockResult, sem chan struct{}) {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return
 	default:
 	}
 
-	defer func() {
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(config.Cfg.RPC.Blocks.BatchDelay) * time.Millisecond)
-	}()
-
-	// Try with current chunk size
+	// Acquire semaphore only for the RPC request
+	sem <- struct{}{}
 	results := w.rpc.GetFullBlocks(ctx, chunk)
+	<-sem // Release semaphore immediately after RPC request
 
 	if len(chunk) == 1 {
 		// chunk size 1 is the minimum, so we return whatever we get
@@ -56,6 +54,7 @@ func (w *Worker) processChunkWithRetry(ctx context.Context, chunk []*big.Int, re
 		}
 	}
 
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Out of %d blocks, %d successful, %d failed", len(results), len(successfulResults), len(failedBlocks))
 	// If we have successful results, send them
 	if len(successfulResults) > 0 {
 		resultsCh <- successfulResults
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func (w *Worker) processChunkWithRetry(ctx context.Context, chunk []*big.Int, re
 
 	// can't split any further, so try one last time
 	if len(failedBlocks) == 1 {
-		w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, failedBlocks, resultsCh)
+		w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, failedBlocks, resultsCh, sem)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -84,12 +83,12 @@ func (w *Worker) processChunkWithRetry(ctx context.Context, chunk []*big.Int, re
 
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, leftChunk, resultsCh)
+		w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, leftChunk, resultsCh, sem)
 	}()
 
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, rightChunk, resultsCh)
+		w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, rightChunk, resultsCh, sem)
 	}()
 
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -102,9 +101,15 @@ func (w *Worker) Run(ctx context.Context, blockNumbers []*big.Int) []rpc.GetFull
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	resultsCh := make(chan []rpc.GetFullBlockResult, blockCount)
 
+	// Create a semaphore channel to limit concurrent goroutines
+	sem := make(chan struct{}, 20)
+
 	log.Debug().Msgf("Worker Processing %d blocks in %d chunks of max %d blocks", blockCount, len(chunks), w.rpc.GetBlocksPerRequest().Blocks)
 
-	for _, chunk := range chunks {
+	for i, chunk := range chunks {
+		if i > 0 {
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(config.Cfg.RPC.Blocks.BatchDelay) * time.Millisecond)
+		}
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			log.Debug().Msg("Context canceled, stopping Worker")
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ func (w *Worker) Run(ctx context.Context, blockNumbers []*big.Int) []rpc.GetFull
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(chunk []*big.Int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, chunk, resultsCh)
+			w.processChunkWithRetry(ctx, chunk, resultsCh, sem)
 		}(chunk)
 	}