diff --git a/cmd/literiver/main.go b/cmd/literiver/main.go
index 679a2b47b..7e88944f0 100644
--- a/cmd/literiver/main.go
+++ b/cmd/literiver/main.go
@@ -46,15 +46,21 @@ func main() {
 					&cli.StringFlag{
 						Name:     "cloned-bucket-root",
 						Usage:    "local directory that contains a clone of the s3 bucket",
-						EnvVars:  []string{"LITERIVER_CLONED_BUCKET_ROOT"},
+						EnvVars:  []string{"LITERIVER_RESTORE_CLONED_BUCKET_ROOT"},
 						Required: true,
 					},
 					&cli.StringFlag{
 						Name:     "target-directory",
 						Usage:    "local directory to restore the databases to",
-						EnvVars:  []string{"LITERIVER_TARGET_DIRECTORY"},
+						EnvVars:  []string{"LITERIVER_RESTORE_TARGET_DIRECTORY"},
 						Required: true,
 					},
+					&cli.IntFlag{
+						Name:    "concurrency",
+						Usage:   "number of concurrent restores to run.",
+						Value:   10,
+						EnvVars: []string{"LITERIVER_RESTORE_CONCURRENCY"},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -116,6 +122,12 @@ func Restore(cctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	ctx := cctx.Context
 	start := time.Now()
 
+	logLvl := new(slog.LevelVar)
+	logLvl.UnmarshalText([]byte(cctx.String("log-level")))
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stderr, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: logLvl,
+	})))
+
 	// Walk all databases in the directory
 	// For each database, register a new DB using the path as a local replica target
 
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ func Restore(cctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve directory path (%s): %w", targetDir, err)
 	}
 
-	slog.Info("starting restore", "cloned_bucket_root", clonedBucketRoot, "target_directory", targetDir)
+	slog.Warn("starting restore", "cloned_bucket_root", clonedBucketRoot, "target_directory", targetDir, "concurrency", cctx.Int("concurrency"))
 
 	// Check if clonedBucketRoot exists
 	if _, err := os.Stat(clonedBucketRoot); os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -140,7 +152,7 @@ func Restore(cctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 
 	// Create targetDir if it doesn't exist
 	if _, err := os.Stat(targetDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		slog.Info("creating target directory", "target_directory", targetDir)
+		slog.Warn("creating target directory", "target_directory", targetDir)
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(targetDir, 0755); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create target directory: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -164,7 +176,7 @@ func Restore(cctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error walking the path %q: %v", clonedBucketRoot, err)
 	}
 
-	slog.Info("found databases", "databases", dbPaths)
+	slog.Warn("found databases", "databases", dbPaths)
 
 	replicas := []replicaOpt{}
 
@@ -195,21 +207,41 @@ func Restore(cctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	replicaRestoreErrors := []error{}
+	taskCh := make(chan replicaOpt, len(replicas))
+	defer close(taskCh)
+	errorCh := make(chan error, len(replicas))
 
-	// Restore all databases
-	for i, item := range replicas {
-		log := slog.With("dest_path", item.opt.OutputPath, "generation", item.opt.Generation, "source_path", item.source)
-		log.Info("restoring replica")
-		if err := item.replica.Restore(ctx, *item.opt); err != nil {
-			replicaRestoreErrors = append(replicaRestoreErrors, fmt.Errorf("failed to restore replica %s: %w", item.opt.OutputPath, err))
-			log.Info("failed to restore replica", "error", err)
-			continue
+	numRoutines := cctx.Int("concurrency")
+	for i := 0; i < numRoutines; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for task := range taskCh {
+				log := slog.With("dest_path", task.opt.OutputPath, "generation", task.opt.Generation, "source_path", task.source)
+				log.Warn("restoring replica")
+				if err := task.replica.Restore(ctx, *task.opt); err != nil {
+					errorCh <- fmt.Errorf("failed to restore replica %s: %w", task.opt.OutputPath, err)
+					log.Error("failed to restore replica", "error", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				log.Warn("restored replica")
+				errorCh <- nil
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Send tasks to the worker goroutines
+	for _, item := range replicas {
+		taskCh <- item
+	}
+
+	replicaRestoreErrors := []error{}
+	for range replicas {
+		err := <-errorCh
+		if err != nil {
+			replicaRestoreErrors = append(replicaRestoreErrors, err)
 		}
-		log.Info("restored replica", "replicas_restored", i+1, "replicas_total", len(replicas))
 	}
 
-	slog.Info("restore complete",
+	slog.Warn("restore complete",
 		"source_dbs_discovered", len(dbPaths),
 		"successfully_restored_replicas", len(replicas)-len(replicaRestoreErrors),
 		"unsuccessfully_initialized_replicas", len(replicaInitErrors),