diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 0c4067b..7ce0ac2 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     MissingMiddleware,
     #[error("Impossible Error! Middleware exists, didn't fail, and didn't send value")]
     TxDropped,
+    #[error("Panic in spawned future")]
+    Panic,
 }
 
 impl From<MultipartError> for Error {
@@ -73,6 +75,12 @@ impl From<MultipartError> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<crate::spawn::Canceled> for Error {
+    fn from(_: crate::spawn::Canceled) -> Self {
+        Error::Panic
+    }
+}
+
 impl ResponseError for Error {
     fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
         match *self {
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ impl ResponseError for Error {
             | Error::Filename
             | Error::FileCount
             | Error::FileSize => HttpResponse::BadRequest().finish(),
-            Error::MissingMiddleware | Error::TxDropped => {
+            Error::Panic | Error::MissingMiddleware | Error::TxDropped => {
                 HttpResponse::InternalServerError().finish()
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 551cd1a..eaea46e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 
 mod error;
 mod middleware;
+mod spawn;
 mod types;
 mod upload;
 
@@ -84,3 +85,5 @@ pub use self::{
     types::{Field, FileMeta, Form, Value},
     upload::handle_multipart,
 };
+
+use self::spawn::spawn;
diff --git a/src/spawn.rs b/src/spawn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..898eda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spawn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use log::error;
+use std::future::Future;
+use tokio::sync::oneshot::channel;
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("Task panicked")]
+pub(crate) struct Canceled;
+
+pub(crate) async fn spawn<F, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, Canceled>
+where
+    F: Future<Output = T> + 'static,
+    T: 'static,
+{
+    let (tx, rx) = channel();
+
+    actix_rt::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(_) = tx.send(f.await) {
+            error!("rx dropped (this shouldn't happen)");
+        }
+    });
+
+    rx.await.map_err(|_| Canceled)
+}
diff --git a/src/upload.rs b/src/upload.rs
index 2a15a52..b4fca7d 100644
--- a/src/upload.rs
+++ b/src/upload.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 use bytes::BytesMut;
-use futures::stream::StreamExt;
+use futures::{
+    select,
+    stream::{FuturesUnordered, StreamExt},
+};
 use log::trace;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -207,35 +210,62 @@ async fn handle_stream_field(
 }
 
 /// Handle multipart streams from Actix Web
-pub async fn handle_multipart(
-    mut m: actix_multipart::Multipart,
-    form: Form,
-) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+pub async fn handle_multipart(m: actix_multipart::Multipart, form: Form) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     let mut multipart_form = Vec::new();
     let mut file_count: u32 = 0;
     let mut field_count: u32 = 0;
 
-    while let Some(res) = m.next().await {
-        let field = res?;
-        let (name_parts, content) = handle_stream_field(field, form.clone()).await?;
+    let mut unordered = FuturesUnordered::new();
 
-        match content {
-            MultipartContent::File(_) => {
-                file_count += 1;
-                if file_count >= form.max_files {
-                    return Err(Error::FileCount);
+    let mut m = m.fuse();
+
+    loop {
+        select! {
+            opt = m.next() => {
+                if let Some(res) = opt {
+                    let field = res?;
+
+                    unordered.push(crate::spawn(handle_stream_field(field, form.clone())));
                 }
             }
-            _ => {
-                field_count += 1;
-                if field_count >= form.max_fields {
-                    return Err(Error::FieldCount);
+            opt = unordered.next() => {
+                if let Some(res) = opt {
+                    let (name_parts, content) = res??;
+
+                    let (l, r) = count(&content, file_count, field_count, &form)?;
+                    file_count = l;
+                    field_count = r;
+
+                    multipart_form.push((name_parts, content));
                 }
             }
+            complete => break,
         }
-
-        multipart_form.push((name_parts, content));
     }
 
     Ok(consolidate(multipart_form))
 }
+
+fn count(
+    content: &MultipartContent,
+    mut file_count: u32,
+    mut field_count: u32,
+    form: &Form,
+) -> Result<(u32, u32), Error> {
+    match content {
+        MultipartContent::File(_) => {
+            file_count += 1;
+            if file_count >= form.max_files {
+                return Err(Error::FileCount);
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {
+            field_count += 1;
+            if field_count >= form.max_fields {
+                return Err(Error::FieldCount);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok((file_count, field_count))
+}