diff --git a/common/commonspace/objectsync/actionqueue.go b/common/commonspace/objectsync/actionqueue.go
index bf76334f..740c5b9b 100644
--- a/common/commonspace/objectsync/actionqueue.go
+++ b/common/commonspace/objectsync/actionqueue.go
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func (q *actionQueue) Run() {
 }
 
 func (q *actionQueue) read() {
-	limiter := make(chan struct{}, maxSimultaneousOperationsPerStream)
-	for i := 0; i < maxSimultaneousOperationsPerStream; i++ {
+	limiter := make(chan struct{}, maxStreamReaders)
+	for i := 0; i < maxStreamReaders; i++ {
 		limiter <- struct{}{}
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		// wait until all operations are done
-		for i := 0; i < maxSimultaneousOperationsPerStream; i++ {
+		for i := 0; i < maxStreamReaders; i++ {
 			<-limiter
 		}
 		close(q.queueDone)
diff --git a/common/commonspace/objectsync/streampool.go b/common/commonspace/objectsync/streampool.go
index 6d550f14..6f150a81 100644
--- a/common/commonspace/objectsync/streampool.go
+++ b/common/commonspace/objectsync/streampool.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 var ErrEmptyPeer = errors.New("don't have such a peer")
 var ErrStreamClosed = errors.New("stream is already closed")
 
-var maxSimultaneousOperationsPerStream = 10
+var maxStreamReaders = 10
 var syncWaitPeriod = 2 * time.Second
 
 var ErrSyncTimeout = errors.New("too long wait on sync receive")
@@ -246,7 +246,14 @@ func (s *streamPool) Close() (err error) {
 }
 
 func (s *streamPool) readPeerLoop(peerId string, stream spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncStream) (err error) {
-	log := log.With(zap.String("peerId", peerId))
+	var (
+		msg         *spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncMessage
+		mx          = sync.Mutex{}
+		maxWaitMsgs = 500
+		queue       = make([]*spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncMessage, 0, 10)
+		readers     = 0
+		log         = log.With(zap.String("peerId", peerId))
+	)
 	defer func() {
 		log.Debug("stopped reading stream from peer")
 		s.removePeer(peerId, stream)
@@ -254,22 +261,45 @@ func (s *streamPool) readPeerLoop(peerId string, stream spacesyncproto.ObjectSyn
 	}()
 	log.Debug("started reading stream from peer")
 
-	limiter := make(chan struct{}, maxSimultaneousOperationsPerStream)
-	for i := 0; i < maxSimultaneousOperationsPerStream; i++ {
-		limiter <- struct{}{}
-	}
+	readQueue := func() {
+		defer func() {
+			mx.Lock()
+			readers--
+			mx.Unlock()
+		}()
 
-	process := func(msg *spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncMessage) {
-		log := log.With(zap.String("replyId", msg.ReplyId), zap.String("object id", msg.ObjectId))
-		log.Debug("getting message with reply id")
-		err = s.messageHandler(stream.Context(), peerId, msg)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.With(zap.Error(err)).Debug("message handling failed")
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stream.Context().Done():
+				return
+			default:
+			}
+
+			mx.Lock()
+			if len(queue) == 0 {
+				mx.Unlock()
+				return
+			}
+			newEl := queue[0]
+			queue = queue[1:]
+			mx.Unlock()
+
+			log := log.With(zap.String("replyId", newEl.ReplyId), zap.String("object id", newEl.ObjectId))
+			log.Debug("getting message with reply id")
+			err = s.messageHandler(stream.Context(), peerId, newEl)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.With(zap.Error(err)).Debug("message handling failed")
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	for {
-		var msg *spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncMessage
+		select {
+		case <-stream.Context().Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
 		msg, err = stream.Recv()
 		s.lastUsage.Store(time.Now().Unix())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -277,6 +307,7 @@ func (s *streamPool) readPeerLoop(peerId string, stream spacesyncproto.ObjectSyn
 		}
 
 		if msg.ReplyId != "" {
+			// then we can send it directly to waiters without adding to queue or starting a reader
 			s.waitersMx.Lock()
 			waiter, exists := s.waiters[msg.ReplyId]
 			if exists {
@@ -290,16 +321,21 @@ func (s *streamPool) readPeerLoop(peerId string, stream spacesyncproto.ObjectSyn
 			log.With(zap.String("replyId", msg.ReplyId)).Debug("reply id does not exist")
 		}
 
-		select {
-		case <-limiter:
-		case <-stream.Context().Done():
-			return
+		mx.Lock()
+		queue = append(queue, msg)
+		if len(queue) > maxWaitMsgs {
+			queue = queue[len(queue)-maxWaitMsgs:]
 		}
+		// if we already have max goroutines reading the queue in parallel
+		if readers >= maxStreamReaders {
+			mx.Unlock()
+			continue
+		}
+		readers++
+		mx.Unlock()
 
-		go func(msg *spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncMessage) {
-			process(msg)
-			limiter <- struct{}{}
-		}(msg)
+		// starting another reader
+		go readQueue()
 	}
 }