diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index d3f6a442..de81d2a7 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ struct connector_data {
 	/* 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;
 
@@ -562,12 +565,14 @@ static client_instance_t *ref_client_by_id(cdata_t *cdata, int64_t id)
 	return client;
 }
 
-static inline void process_client_events(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, const int epfd,
-					 struct epoll_event *event, const uint64_t id)
+static void client_event_processor(ckpool_t *ckp, struct epoll_event *event)
 {
-	uint32_t events = event->events;
-	client_instance_t *client = ref_client_by_id(cdata, id);
+	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;
@@ -582,7 +587,7 @@ static inline void process_client_events(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, const in
 		if (parse_client_msg(ckp, cdata, client)) {
 			event->data.u64 = id;
 			event->events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLONESHOT;
-			epoll_ctl(epfd, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, client->fd, event);
+			epoll_ctl(cdata->epfd, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, client->fd, event);
 		} else
 			invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
 	}
@@ -621,7 +626,6 @@ out:
 static void *receiver(void *arg)
 {
 	cdata_t *cdata = (cdata_t *)arg;
-	ckpool_t *ckp = cdata->ckp;
 	struct epoll_event event;
 	uint64_t serverfds, i;
 	int ret, epfd;
@@ -672,7 +676,7 @@ static void *receiver(void *arg)
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
-		process_client_events(ckp, cdata, epfd, &event, edu64);
+		ckmsgq_add(cdata->cevents, &event);
 	}
 out:
 	/* We shouldn't get here unless there's an error */
@@ -1463,10 +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;
@@ -1576,6 +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);