diff --git a/tools/batchgen/cmd/main.go b/tools/batchgen/cmd/main.go
index 4428faa810..c90b588bd2 100644
--- a/tools/batchgen/cmd/main.go
+++ b/tools/batchgen/cmd/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -28,32 +29,50 @@ func main() {
 		log.Println("failed to convert factor to int:", err)
 		return
 	}
-	req, _, _, _, _ := makeStoreChunksRequest(100, 10, factor)
 
-	hosts := os.Args[2:]                                   // assuming multiple hosts are passed as command line arguments
+	threads, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Args[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to convert threads to int:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	hosts := os.Args[3:]                                   // assuming multiple hosts are passed as command line arguments
 	results := make(chan *pb.StoreChunksReply, len(hosts)) // channel to collect results
 	errors := make(chan error, len(hosts))                 // channel to collect errors
 
+	req, _, _, _, _ := makeStoreChunksRequest(100, 10, factor)
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to encode protobuf message: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Write the data to a file
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile("req.pb", data, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to write to file: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	for _, host := range hosts {
-		go func(host string) {
-			conn, err := grpc.Dial(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
-			if err != nil {
-				errors <- err
-				return
-			}
-			defer conn.Close()
-
-			client := pb.NewDispersalClient(conn)
-			opt := grpc.MaxCallSendMsgSize(60 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
-
-			log.Println("sending chunks to operator", host, "request message size", proto.Size(req))
-			reply, err := client.StoreChunks(context.Background(), req, opt)
-			if err != nil {
-				errors <- err
-			} else {
-				results <- reply
-			}
-		}(host)
+		for i := 0; i < threads; i++ {
+			go func(host string, i int) {
+				conn, err := grpc.Dial(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+				if err != nil {
+					errors <- err
+					return
+				}
+				defer conn.Close()
+
+				client := pb.NewDispersalClient(conn)
+				opt := grpc.MaxCallSendMsgSize(60 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+				log.Println("host", host, "thread", i, "size", proto.Size(req))
+				reply, err := client.StoreChunks(context.Background(), req, opt)
+				if err != nil {
+					errors <- err
+				} else {
+					results <- reply
+				}
+			}(host, i)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Wait for all goroutines to finish and collect results