diff --git a/check.go b/check.go
index 1586436..1475b47 100644
--- a/check.go
+++ b/check.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func check(files []string) chan error {
 	results := []<-chan error{}
 
 	for w := 0; w < *ngo; w++ {
-		results = append(results, compute(jobs))
+		results = append(results, verify(jobs))
 	}
 
 	return merge(results)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func merge(cs []<-chan error) chan error {
 	return out
 }
 
-func compute(jobs chan work) chan error {
+func verify(jobs chan work) chan error {
 	r := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
 		for job := range jobs {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6bd0464..2588d10 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha512"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"hash"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 var algo = flag.String("a", "sha1", "algorithm to use")
@@ -30,51 +32,118 @@ func main() {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	case false:
-		if err := hsh(files); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
+		c := 0
+		for res := range hsh(files) {
+			if res.err != nil {
+				c++
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", res.err)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("%v\n", res.msg)
+			}
+		}
+		if c > 0 {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func hsh(files []string) error {
-	h := sha256.New()
+type hashr func() hash.Hash
+
+func hsh(files []string) chan result {
+	var h hashr
 	switch *algo {
 	case "sha1", "1":
-		h = sha1.New()
+		h = sha1.New
 	case "sha256", "256":
-		h = sha256.New()
+		h = sha256.New
 	case "sha512", "512":
-		h = sha512.New()
+		h = sha512.New
 	case "md5":
-		h = md5.New()
+		h = md5.New
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported algorithm: %v", *algo)
+		r := make(chan result)
+		go func() {
+			r <- result{err: fmt.Errorf("unsupported algorithm: %v", *algo)}
+		}()
+		return r
 	}
 
 	if len(files) == 0 {
-		_, err := io.Copy(h, os.Stdin)
+		hsh := h()
+		_, err := io.Copy(hsh, os.Stdin)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("%x  -\n", h.Sum(nil))
-	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("%x  -\n", hsh.Sum(nil))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	jobs := make(chan work)
+	go func() {
 		for _, name := range files {
-			f, err := os.Open(name)
+			jobs <- work{cs: checksum{filename: name}}
+		}
+		close(jobs)
+	}()
+
+	res := []<-chan result{}
+	for w := 0; w < *ngo; w++ {
+		res = append(res, compute(h, jobs))
+	}
+
+	return rmerge(res)
+}
+
+type result struct {
+	msg string
+	err error
+}
+
+func compute(h hashr, jobs chan work) chan result {
+	hsh := h()
+	r := make(chan result)
+	go func() {
+		for job := range jobs {
+			f, err := os.Open(job.cs.filename)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
+				r <- result{err: err}
 				continue
 			}
-			h.Reset()
-			_, err = io.Copy(h, f)
+			hsh.Reset()
+			_, err = io.Copy(hsh, f)
 			f.Close()
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
+				r <- result{err: err}
 				continue
 			}
-			fmt.Printf("%x  %s\n", h.Sum(nil), name)
+			r <- result{msg: fmt.Sprintf("%x  %s", hsh.Sum(nil), job.cs.filename)}
 		}
-	}
-	return nil
+		close(r)
+	}()
+	return r
+}
+
+func rmerge(cs []<-chan result) chan result {
+	out := make(chan result)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	output := func(c <-chan result) {
+		for n := range c {
+			out <- n
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}
+
+	wg.Add(len(cs))
+	for _, c := range cs {
+		go output(c)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(out)
+	}()
+	return out
 }