diff --git a/scripts/sync.py b/scripts/sync.py
index e075ff2c5..69124f7f4 100644
--- a/scripts/sync.py
+++ b/scripts/sync.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 from collections import namedtuple
+from multiprocessing import Process
 
 import apsw
 from elasticsearch import AsyncElasticsearch
@@ -11,14 +12,14 @@ from lbry.wallet.server.db.elastic_search import extract_doc, SearchIndex
 INDEX = 'claims'
 
 
-async def get_all(db):
+async def get_all(db, shard_num, shards_total):
     def exec_factory(cursor, statement, bindings):
         tpl = namedtuple('row', (d[0] for d in cursor.getdescription()))
         cursor.setrowtrace(lambda cursor, row: tpl(*row))
         return True
 
     db.setexectrace(exec_factory)
-    total = db.execute("select count(*) as total from claim;").fetchone()[0]
+    total = db.execute(f"select count(*) as total from claim where rowid % {shards_total} = {shard_num};").fetchone()[0]
     for num, claim in enumerate(db.execute(f"""
 SELECT claimtrie.claim_hash as is_controlling,
        claimtrie.last_take_over_height,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ SELECT claimtrie.claim_hash as is_controlling,
        (select group_concat(language, ' ') from language where language.claim_hash in (claim.claim_hash, claim.reposted_claim_hash)) as languages,
        claim.*
 FROM claim LEFT JOIN claimtrie USING (claim_hash)
+WHERE claim.rowid % {shards_total} = {shard_num}
 """)):
         claim = dict(claim._asdict())
         claim['censor_type'] = 0
@@ -43,18 +45,30 @@ async def consume(producer):
     await es.close()
 
 
-async def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("db_path", type=str)
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--clients", type=int, default=16)
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+async def run(args, shard):
     db = apsw.Connection(args.db_path, flags=apsw.SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY | apsw.SQLITE_OPEN_URI)
     index = SearchIndex('')
     await index.start()
     await index.stop()
-    producer = get_all(db.cursor())
-    await asyncio.gather(*(consume(producer) for _ in range(args.clients)))
+    await consume(get_all(db.cursor(), shard, args.clients))
+
+def __run(args, shard):
+    asyncio.run(run(args, shard))
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("db_path", type=str)
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--clients", type=int, default=16)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    processes = []
+    for i in range(args.clients):
+        processes.append(Process(target=__run, args=(args, i)))
+        processes[-1].start()
+    for process in processes:
+        process.join()
+        process.close()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    asyncio.run(main())
+    main()