diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31c47cb0..e0efb34a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(ckpool, 0.9.1, kernel@kolivas.org)
+AC_INIT(ckpool, 0.9.2, kernel@kolivas.org)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index fe457b44..84a85b01 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ retry:
 		msg = send_recv_proc(ckp->connector, "stats");
 		send_unix_msg(sockd, msg);
 		dealloc(msg);
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "ckdbflush")) {
+		LOGWARNING("Received ckdb flush message");
+		send_procmsg(ckp->stratifier, buf);
+		send_unix_msg(sockd, "flushing");
 	} else {
 		LOGINFO("Listener received unhandled message: %s", buf);
 		send_unix_msg(sockd, "unknown");
diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index c93f6ffe..de81d2a7 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ struct connector_data {
 
 	int64_t client_id;
 
+	/* client message process queue */
+	ckmsgq_t *cmpq;
+
+	/* client message event process queue */
+	ckmsgq_t *cevents;
+
 	/* For the linked list of pending sends */
 	sender_send_t *sender_sends;
 
@@ -205,14 +211,14 @@ static client_instance_t *recruit_client(cdata_t *cdata)
 	} else
 		LOGDEBUG("Connector recycled client instance");
 
-	client->buf = realloc(client->buf, PAGESIZE);
-	client->buf[0] = '\0';
+	client->buf = ckzalloc(PAGESIZE);
 
 	return client;
 }
 
 static void __recycle_client(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
 {
+	dealloc(client->buf);
 	memset(client, 0, sizeof(client_instance_t));
 	client->id = -1;
 	DL_APPEND(cdata->recycled_clients, client);
@@ -298,7 +304,7 @@ static int accept_client(cdata_t *cdata, const int epfd, const uint64_t server)
 	ck_wunlock(&cdata->lock);
 
 	event.data.u64 = client->id;
-	event.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP;
+	event.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLONESHOT;
 	if (unlikely(epoll_ctl(epfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &event) < 0)) {
 		LOGERR("Failed to epoll_ctl add in accept_client");
 		return 0;
@@ -456,10 +462,10 @@ static void parse_redirector_share(client_instance_t *client, const json_t *val)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Client is holding a reference count from being on the epoll list */
-static void parse_client_msg(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
+/* Client is holding a reference count from being on the epoll list. Returns
+ * true if we will still be receiving messages from this client. */
+static bool parse_client_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
 {
-	ckpool_t *ckp = cdata->ckp;
 	int buflen, ret;
 	json_t *val;
 	char *eol;
@@ -469,8 +475,7 @@ retry:
 		if (!client->remote) {
 			LOGNOTICE("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d overloaded buffer without EOL, disconnecting",
 				client->id, client->fd);
-			invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
-			return;
+			return false;
 		}
 		client->buf = realloc(client->buf, round_up_page(client->bufofs + MAX_MSGSIZE + 1));
 	}
@@ -478,11 +483,10 @@ retry:
 	ret = read(client->fd, client->buf + client->bufofs, MAX_MSGSIZE);
 	if (ret < 1) {
 		if (likely(errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK || !ret))
-			return;
+			return true;
 		LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d disconnected - recv fail with bufofs %lu ret %d errno %d %s",
 			client->id, client->fd, client->bufofs, ret, errno, ret && errno ? strerror(errno) : "");
-		invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 	client->bufofs += ret;
 reparse:
@@ -494,8 +498,7 @@ reparse:
 	buflen = eol - client->buf + 1;
 	if (unlikely(buflen > MAX_MSGSIZE && !client->remote)) {
 		LOGNOTICE("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d message oversize, disconnecting", client->id, client->fd);
-		invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (!(val = json_loads(client->buf, JSON_DISABLE_EOF_CHECK, NULL))) {
@@ -503,8 +506,7 @@ reparse:
 
 		LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" sent invalid json message %s", client->id, client->buf);
 		send_client(cdata, client->id, buf);
-		invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
-		return;
+		return false;
 	} else {
 		char *s;
 
@@ -563,9 +565,65 @@ static client_instance_t *ref_client_by_id(cdata_t *cdata, int64_t id)
 	return client;
 }
 
+static void client_event_processor(ckpool_t *ckp, struct epoll_event *event)
+{
+	const uint32_t events = event->events;
+	const uint64_t id = event->data.u64;
+	cdata_t *cdata = ckp->data;
+	client_instance_t *client;
+
+	client = ref_client_by_id(cdata, id);
+	if (unlikely(!client)) {
+		LOGNOTICE("Failed to find client by id %"PRId64" in receiver!", id);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (unlikely(client->invalid))
+		goto out;
+	/* We can have both messages and read hang ups so process the
+		* message first. */
+	if (likely(events & EPOLLIN)) {
+		/* Rearm the client for epoll events if we have successfully
+		 * parsed a message from it */
+		if (parse_client_msg(ckp, cdata, client)) {
+			event->data.u64 = id;
+			event->events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLONESHOT;
+			epoll_ctl(cdata->epfd, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, client->fd, event);
+		} else
+			invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
+	}
+	if (unlikely(client->invalid))
+		goto out;
+	if (unlikely(events & EPOLLERR)) {
+		socklen_t errlen = sizeof(int);
+		int error = 0;
+
+		/* See what type of error this is and raise the log
+			* level of the message if it's unexpected. */
+		getsockopt(client->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (void *)&error, &errlen);
+		if (error != 104) {
+			LOGNOTICE("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d epollerr HUP in epoll with errno %d: %s",
+					client->id, client->fd, error, strerror(error));
+		} else {
+			LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d epollerr HUP in epoll with errno %d: %s",
+				client->id, client->fd, error, strerror(error));
+		}
+		invalidate_client(cdata->pi->ckp, cdata, client);
+	} else if (unlikely(events & EPOLLHUP)) {
+		/* Client connection reset by peer */
+		LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d HUP in epoll", client->id, client->fd);
+		invalidate_client(cdata->pi->ckp, cdata, client);
+	} else if (unlikely(events & EPOLLRDHUP)) {
+		/* Client disconnected by peer */
+		LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d RDHUP in epoll", client->id, client->fd);
+		invalidate_client(cdata->pi->ckp, cdata, client);
+	}
+out:
+	dec_instance_ref(cdata, client);
+}
+
 /* Waits on fds ready to read on from the list stored in conn_instance and
  * handles the incoming messages */
-void *receiver(void *arg)
+static void *receiver(void *arg)
 {
 	cdata_t *cdata = (cdata_t *)arg;
 	struct epoll_event event;
@@ -596,7 +654,7 @@ void *receiver(void *arg)
 		cksleep_ms(1);
 
 	while (42) {
-		client_instance_t *client;
+		uint64_t edu64;
 
 		while (unlikely(!cdata->accept))
 			cksleep_ms(10);
@@ -609,53 +667,16 @@ void *receiver(void *arg)
 			/* Nothing to service, still very unlikely */
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (event.data.u64 < serverfds) {
-			ret = accept_client(cdata, epfd, event.data.u64);
+		edu64 = event.data.u64;
+		if (edu64 < serverfds) {
+			ret = accept_client(cdata, epfd, edu64);
 			if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 				LOGEMERG("FATAL: Failed to accept_client in receiver");
 				break;
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
-		client = ref_client_by_id(cdata, event.data.u64);
-		if (unlikely(!client)) {
-			LOGNOTICE("Failed to find client by id %"PRId64" in receiver!", event.data.u64);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (unlikely(client->invalid))
-			goto noparse;
-		/* We can have both messages and read hang ups so process the
-		 * message first. */
-		if (likely(event.events & EPOLLIN))
-			parse_client_msg(cdata, client);
-		if (unlikely(client->invalid))
-			goto noparse;
-		if (unlikely(event.events & EPOLLERR)) {
-			socklen_t errlen = sizeof(int);
-			int error = 0;
-
-			/* See what type of error this is and raise the log
-			 * level of the message if it's unexpected. */
-			getsockopt(client->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (void *)&error, &errlen);
-			if (error != 104) {
-				LOGNOTICE("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d epollerr HUP in epoll with errno %d: %s",
-					  client->id, client->fd, error, strerror(error));
-			} else {
-				LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d epollerr HUP in epoll with errno %d: %s",
-					client->id, client->fd, error, strerror(error));
-			}
-			invalidate_client(cdata->pi->ckp, cdata, client);
-		} else if (unlikely(event.events & EPOLLHUP)) {
-			/* Client connection reset by peer */
-			LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d HUP in epoll", client->id, client->fd);
-			invalidate_client(cdata->pi->ckp, cdata, client);
-		} else if (unlikely(event.events & EPOLLRDHUP)) {
-			/* Client disconnected by peer */
-			LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d RDHUP in epoll", client->id, client->fd);
-			invalidate_client(cdata->pi->ckp, cdata, client);
-		}
-noparse:
-		dec_instance_ref(cdata, client);
+		ckmsgq_add(cdata->cevents, &event);
 	}
 out:
 	/* We shouldn't get here unless there's an error */
@@ -688,7 +709,7 @@ static bool send_sender_send(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, sender_send_t *sende
 	while (sender_send->len) {
 		int ret = write(client->fd, sender_send->buf + sender_send->ofs, sender_send->len);
 
-		if (unlikely(ret < 1)) {
+		if (ret < 1) {
 			/* Invalidate clients that block for more than 60 seconds */
 			if (unlikely(client->blocked_time && now_t - client->blocked_time >= 60)) {
 				LOGNOTICE("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d blocked for >60 seconds, disconnecting",
@@ -1200,18 +1221,11 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void process_client_msg(cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
+static void client_message_processor(ckpool_t *ckp, json_t *json_msg)
 {
 	int64_t client_id;
-	json_t *json_msg;
 	char *msg;
 
-	json_msg = json_loads(buf, 0, NULL);
-	if (unlikely(!json_msg)) {
-		LOGWARNING("Invalid json message in process_client_msg: %s", buf);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/* Extract the client id from the json message and remove its entry */
 	client_id = json_integer_value(json_object_get(json_msg, "client_id"));
 	json_object_del(json_msg, "client_id");
@@ -1221,10 +1235,22 @@ static void process_client_msg(cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
 		json_object_set_new_nocheck(json_msg, "client_id", json_integer(client_id & 0xffffffffll));
 
 	msg = json_dumps(json_msg, JSON_EOL | JSON_COMPACT);
-	send_client(cdata, client_id, msg);
+	send_client(ckp->data, client_id, msg);
 	json_decref(json_msg);
 }
 
+static void process_client_msg(cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
+{
+	json_t *json_msg = json_loads(buf, 0, NULL);
+
+	if (unlikely(!json_msg)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Invalid json message in process_client_msg: %s", buf);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ckmsgq_add(cdata->cmpq, json_msg);
+}
+
 /* Send the passthrough the terminate node.method */
 static void drop_passthrough_client(cdata_t *cdata, const int64_t id)
 {
@@ -1441,10 +1467,9 @@ out:
 int connector(proc_instance_t *pi)
 {
 	cdata_t *cdata = ckzalloc(sizeof(cdata_t));
+	int threads, sockd, ret = 0, i, tries = 0;
 	ckpool_t *ckp = pi->ckp;
-	int sockd, ret = 0, i;
 	const int on = 1;
-	int tries = 0;
 
 	LOGWARNING("%s connector starting", ckp->name);
 	ckp->data = cdata;
@@ -1539,6 +1564,8 @@ int connector(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	if (tries)
 		LOGWARNING("Connector successfully bound to socket");
 
+	cdata->cmpq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "cmpq", &client_message_processor);
+
 	if (ckp->remote && !setup_upstream(ckp, cdata)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		goto out;
@@ -1552,6 +1579,8 @@ int connector(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	mutex_init(&cdata->sender_lock);
 	cond_init(&cdata->sender_cond);
 	create_pthread(&cdata->pth_sender, sender, cdata);
+	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) / 2 ? : 1;
+	cdata->cevents = create_ckmsgqs(ckp, "cevent", &client_event_processor, threads);
 	create_pthread(&cdata->pth_receiver, receiver, cdata);
 	cdata->start_time = time(NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index 25593c08..e14ffae4 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ int wait_close(int sockd, int timeout)
 /* Emulate a select read wait for high fds that select doesn't support. */
 int wait_read_select(int sockd, float timeout)
 {
-	struct epoll_event event;
+	struct epoll_event event = {0, {NULL}};
 	int epfd, ret;
 
 	epfd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ out:
 /* Emulate a select write wait for high fds that select doesn't support */
 int wait_write_select(int sockd, float timeout)
 {
-	struct epoll_event event;
+	struct epoll_event event = {0, {NULL}};
 	int epfd, ret;
 
 	epfd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index ecc92702..4a63b713 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -3916,6 +3916,27 @@ static void get_poolstats(sdata_t *sdata, int *sockd)
 
 static void srecv_process(ckpool_t *ckp, char *buf);
 
+/* For emergency use only, flushes all pending ckdbq messages */
+static void ckdbq_flush(sdata_t *sdata)
+{
+	ckmsgq_t *ckdbq = sdata->ckdbq;
+	int flushed = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(ckdbq->lock);
+	while (ckdbq->msgs) {
+		ckmsg_t *msg = ckdbq->msgs;
+
+		DL_DELETE(ckdbq->msgs, msg);
+		free(msg->data);
+		free(msg);
+		ckdbq->messages--;
+		flushed++;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(ckdbq->lock);
+
+	LOGWARNING("Flushed %d messages from ckdb queue", flushed);
+}
+
 static int stratum_loop(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi)
 {
 	sdata_t *sdata = ckp->data;
@@ -4080,6 +4101,8 @@ retry:
 		dead_proxy(sdata, buf);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "loglevel")) {
 		sscanf(buf, "loglevel=%d", &ckp->loglevel);
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "ckdbflush")) {
+		ckdbq_flush(sdata);
 	} else
 		LOGWARNING("Unhandled stratifier message: %s", buf);
 	goto retry;