diff --git a/src/ptscrapper/scheduler.py b/src/ptscrapper/scheduler.py
index feb73fc..61554d4 100644
--- a/src/ptscrapper/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/ptscrapper/scheduler.py
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("ptscrapper.scheduler")
 STATE_DB = os.path.join(LOCAL_DATA_DIR, "state.db")
 os.makedirs(LOCAL_DATA_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
+# how many course‐fetch workers to run in parallel
+COURSE_WORKER_COUNT = 5
+
+# holds (course_id, ts) tuples to fetch
+course_queue: asyncio.Queue[tuple[int, datetime]] = asyncio.Queue()
+
+# tracks which course_ids are already queued or being processed
+in_flight_courses: set[int] = set()
+
 
 def init_db():
     """Create the courses table if it doesn't exist."""
@@ -116,10 +125,10 @@ async def positions_job():
         await client.aclose()
 
     # schedule course fetches without awaiting
-    course_ids = {p["c"] for p in positions}
-    for cid in course_ids:
-        if should_fetch_course(cid):
-            asyncio.create_task(fetch_and_store_course(cid, ts))
+    for cid in {p["c"] for p in positions}:
+        if should_fetch_course(cid) and cid not in in_flight_courses:
+            in_flight_courses.add(cid)
+            await course_queue.put((cid, ts))
 
 
 async def fetch_and_store_course(course_id: int, ts: datetime, client=None):
@@ -253,10 +262,30 @@ async def daily_compact_and_push_course_geometry():
         logger.exception("job=daily_compact_and_push_course_geometry_job")
 
 
+async def course_worker(name: str):
+    """Continuously process course IDs from the queue."""
+    while True:
+        course_id, ts = await course_queue.get()
+        try:
+            await fetch_and_store_course(course_id, ts)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception(
+                "worker=%s fetch_and_store_course failed for course=%s", name, course_id
+            )
+        finally:
+            # done with this course, allow it to be enqueued again (tomorrow or if re-seen)
+            in_flight_courses.discard(course_id)
+            course_queue.task_done()
+
+
 async def start_scheduler():
     """Initialize state DB, schedule all jobs, and start the loop."""
     init_db()
 
+    # spin up N workers before scheduling jobs
+    for i in range(COURSE_WORKER_COUNT):
+        asyncio.create_task(course_worker(f"worker-{i+1}"))
+
     scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler()
 
     # every 10 seconds for positions