diff --git a/bchain/mempool_utxo.go b/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
index be91514b..5c2469f7 100644
--- a/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
+++ b/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
@@ -44,8 +44,18 @@ func NewUTXOMempool(chain BlockChain, workers int, subworkers int) *UTXOMempool
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
 		go func(i int) {
+			chanInput := make(chan *Vin, 1)
+			chanResult := make(chan *addrIndex, 1)
+			for j := 0; j < subworkers; j++ {
+				go func(j int) {
+					for input := range chanInput {
+						ai := m.getInputAddress(input)
+						chanResult <- ai
+					}
+				}(j)
+			}
 			for txid := range m.chanTxid {
-				io, ok := m.getMempoolTxAddrs(txid)
+				io, ok := m.getTxAddrs(txid, chanInput, chanResult)
 				if !ok {
 					io = []addrIndex{}
 				}
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ func (m *UTXOMempool) getInputAddress(input *Vin) *addrIndex {
 
 }
 
-func (m *UTXOMempool) getMempoolTxAddrs(txid string) ([]addrIndex, bool) {
+func (m *UTXOMempool) getTxAddrs(txid string, chanInput chan *Vin, chanResult chan *addrIndex) ([]addrIndex, bool) {
 	tx, err := m.chain.GetTransactionForMempool(txid)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Error("cannot get transaction ", txid, ": ", err)
@@ -122,11 +132,29 @@ func (m *UTXOMempool) getMempoolTxAddrs(txid string) ([]addrIndex, bool) {
 			m.onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses[0])
 		}
 	}
+	dispatched := 0
 	for _, input := range tx.Vin {
 		if input.Coinbase != "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		ai := m.getInputAddress(&input)
+	loop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			// store as many processed results as possible
+			case ai := <-chanResult:
+				if ai != nil {
+					io = append(io, *ai)
+				}
+				dispatched--
+			// send input to be processed
+			case chanInput <- &input:
+				dispatched++
+				break loop
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < dispatched; i++ {
+		ai := <-chanResult
 		if ai != nil {
 			io = append(io, *ai)
 		}