diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 171b390..a7eb618 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::{env, path::Path};
-use std::process::Command;
 
+use log::{debug, trace};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json;
-use log::debug;
 use tokio;
 
 const UPSTREAM_CACHES: &'static [&'static str] = &[
@@ -66,18 +67,81 @@ async fn main() {
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     let package = &args[1];
     debug!("package: {}", package);
+
+    println!("querying nix path-info");
     let path_infos = PathInfo::from_package(package);
 
-    // filter out store paths that exist in upstream caches
+    println!("querying nix-store");
     let store_paths = path_infos[0].get_store_paths();
+    let (cacheable_tx, cacheable_rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+    println!("spawning check_upstream");
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        check_upstream(store_paths, cacheable_tx).await;
+    });
+
+    println!("spawning uploader");
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        uploader(cacheable_rx).await;
+    }).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+// filter out store paths that exist in upstream caches
+async fn check_upstream(store_paths: Vec<String>, cacheable_tx: mpsc::Sender<String>) {
     for store_path in store_paths {
-        let basename = Path::new(&store_path).file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+        let basename = Path::new(&store_path)
+            .file_name()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_str()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_string();
         let hash = basename.split("-").nth(0).unwrap();
+
+        let mut hit = false;
         for upstream in UPSTREAM_CACHES {
             let mut uri = String::from(*upstream);
             uri.push_str(format!("/{}.narinfo", hash).as_str());
-            let res_status = reqwest::Client::new().head(uri).send().await.unwrap().status();
-            println!("{} responded with {}", *upstream, res_status);
+
+            let res_status = reqwest::Client::new()
+                .head(uri)
+                .send()
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .status();
+
+            if res_status.is_success() {
+                debug!("{} was a hit upstream: {}", store_path, upstream);
+                hit = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if !hit {
+            trace!("sending {}", store_path);
+            cacheable_tx.send(store_path).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn uploader(cacheable_rx: mpsc::Receiver<String>) {
+    let mut count = 0;
+    loop {
+        if let Ok(path_to_upload) = cacheable_rx.recv() {
+            trace!("to upload: {}", path_to_upload);
+            if Command::new("nix")
+                .arg("copy")
+                .arg("--to")
+                .arg("s3://nixcache?endpoint=s3.cy7.sh&secret-key=/home/yt/cache-priv-key.pem")
+                .arg(&path_to_upload)
+                .output()
+                .is_err()
+            {
+                println!("WARN: upload failed: {}", path_to_upload);
+            } else {
+                count += 1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            println!("uploaded {} paths", count);
+            break;
         }
     }
 }