diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 104e1cb..49ee1b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -208,39 +208,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam-deque"
-version = "0.8.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ce6fd6f855243022dcecf8702fef0c297d4338e226845fe067f6341ad9fa0cef"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "crossbeam-epoch",
- "crossbeam-utils",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam-epoch"
-version = "0.9.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ae211234986c545741a7dc064309f67ee1e5ad243d0e48335adc0484d960bcc7"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
- "cfg-if",
- "crossbeam-utils",
- "memoffset",
- "scopeguard",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam-utils"
-version = "0.8.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5a22b2d63d4d1dc0b7f1b6b2747dd0088008a9be28b6ddf0b1e7d335e3037294"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -308,12 +275,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.37",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "either"
-version = "1.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a26ae43d7bcc3b814de94796a5e736d4029efb0ee900c12e2d54c993ad1a1e07"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -614,15 +575,6 @@ version = "2.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f232d6ef707e1956a43342693d2a31e72989554d58299d7a88738cc95b0d35c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "memoffset"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5a634b1c61a95585bd15607c6ab0c4e5b226e695ff2800ba0cdccddf208c406c"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "minimal-lexical"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -842,26 +794,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.5.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rayon"
-version = "1.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9c27db03db7734835b3f53954b534c91069375ce6ccaa2e065441e07d9b6cdb1"
-dependencies = [
- "either",
- "rayon-core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rayon-core"
-version = "1.12.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5ce3fb6ad83f861aac485e76e1985cd109d9a3713802152be56c3b1f0e0658ed"
-dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-deque",
- "crossbeam-utils",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.3.5"
@@ -1170,7 +1102,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "age",
  "chrono",
  "glob-match",
- "rayon",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 65b5f1c..41b7c00 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-"rayon" = "1.8.0"
 "age" = "0.9.2"
 "glob-match" = "0.2.1"
 "chrono" = "0.4.31"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6e7fbdd..39514b0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ use chrono::{
     SecondsFormat,
 };
 use glob_match::glob_match;
-use rayon::prelude::*;
-use std::{env, process};
+use std::{env, process, thread::{self, JoinHandle}, sync::{self, mpsc, Arc, Mutex}};
 
 fn genpair() -> (String, String) {
     let key_priv = age::x25519::Identity::generate();
@@ -56,24 +55,27 @@ fn main() {
         format!("age1{}", args.last().unwrap().to_ascii_lowercase())
     };
 
-    let pairs = loop {
-        let pairs: Vec<(String, String)> = (0..=4096)
-            .into_par_iter()
-            .filter_map(|_| {
+
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(1);
+    let mut threads: Vec<JoinHandle<()>> = Vec::new();
+    for _ in 0..thread::available_parallelism().unwrap().get() {
+        let tx = tx.clone();
+        let pattern = pattern.clone();
+        threads.push(thread::spawn(move || {
+            loop {
                 let keypair = genpair();
                 if try_pattern(pattern.clone(), keypair.1.clone()) {
-                    Some(keypair)
-                } else {
-                    None
+                    tx.send(keypair).expect("no sendy :c");
+                    break;
                 }
-            })
-            .collect();
-        if pairs.len() > 0 {
-            break pairs;
-        }
-    };
+            };
+        }))
+    }
+
+    let keypair = rx.recv().expect("no receivey :c");
+
+    let (key_priv, key_pub) = keypair;
 
-    let (key_priv, key_pub) = pairs.first().unwrap();
     let timestamp = Into::<DateTime<Local>>::into(std::time::SystemTime::now())
         .to_rfc3339_opts(SecondsFormat::Secs, false);
     println!("# created: {timestamp}\n# public key: {key_pub}\n{key_priv}");