diff --git a/scripts/db-import.ts b/scripts/db-import.ts
index f33e7e56..45a530d3 100644
--- a/scripts/db-import.ts
+++ b/scripts/db-import.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import { Semaphore } from '@lambdalisue/async';
 import { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { JsonParseStream } from '@std/json/json-parse-stream';
 import { TextLineStream } from '@std/streams/text-line-stream';
 
+import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 import { Storages } from '@/storages.ts';
 
 const store = await Storages.db();
+const sem = new Semaphore(Conf.pg.poolSize);
 
 console.warn('Importing events...');
 
@@ -15,9 +18,26 @@ const readable = Deno.stdin.readable
   .pipeThrough(new TextLineStream())
   .pipeThrough(new JsonParseStream());
 
-for await (const event of readable) {
-  await store.event(event as unknown as NostrEvent);
-  count++;
+for await (const line of readable) {
+  const event = line as unknown as NostrEvent;
+
+  while (sem.locked) {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  }
+
+  sem.lock(async () => {
+    try {
+      await store.event(event);
+      console.warn(`(${count}) Event<${event.kind}> ${event.id}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error.message.includes('violates unique constraint')) {
+        console.warn(`(${count}) Skipping existing event... ${event.id}`);
+      } else {
+        console.error(error);
+      }
+    }
+    count++;
+  });
 }
 
 console.warn(`Imported ${count} events`);
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index d5b94da3..dabb3bb7 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class Conf {
   static pg = {
     /** Number of connections to use in the pool. */
     get poolSize(): number {
-      return Number(Deno.env.get('PG_POOL_SIZE') ?? 10);
+      return Number(Deno.env.get('PG_POOL_SIZE') ?? 20);
     },
   };
   /** Whether to enable requesting events from known relays. */