diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index b8536138..eb448c23 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from person import removeAccount
 from person import canRemovePost
 from posts import outboxMessageCreateWrap
 from posts import savePostToBox
-from posts import sendToFollowers
+from posts import sendToFollowersThread
 from posts import postIsAddressedToPublic
 from posts import sendToNamedAddresses
 from posts import createPublicPost
@@ -468,17 +468,23 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 createSession(self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.server.useTor)
         if self.server.debug:
             print('DEBUG: sending c2s post to followers')
-        sendToFollowers(self.server.session,self.server.baseDir, \
-                        self.postToNickname,self.server.domain, \
-                        self.server.port, \
-                        self.server.httpPrefix, \
-                        self.server.federationList, \
-                        self.server.sendThreads, \
-                        self.server.postLog, \
-                        self.server.cachedWebfingers, \
-                        self.server.personCache, \
-                        messageJson,self.server.debug, \
-                        self.server.projectVersion)
+        followersThread=sendToFollowersThread(self.server.session, \
+                                         self.server.baseDir, \
+                                         self.postToNickname, \
+                                         self.server.domain, \
+                                         self.server.port, \
+                                         self.server.httpPrefix, \
+                                         self.server.federationList, \
+                                         self.server.sendThreads, \
+                                         self.server.postLog, \
+                                         self.server.cachedWebfingers, \
+                                         self.server.personCache, \
+                                         messageJson,self.server.debug, \
+                                         self.server.projectVersion)
+        self.server.followersThreads.append(followersThread)
+        # retain up to 10 threads
+        if len(self.server.followersThreads)>10:
+            self.server.followersThreads.pop(0)
         if self.server.debug:
             print('DEBUG: handle any unfollow requests')
         outboxUndoFollow(self.server.baseDir,messageJson,self.server.debug)
@@ -4449,6 +4455,8 @@ def runDaemon(projectVersion, \
     loadTokens(baseDir,httpd.tokens,httpd.tokensLookup)
     httpd.instanceOnlySkillsSearch=instanceOnlySkillsSearch
     httpd.acceptedCaps=["inbox:write","objects:read"]
+    # contains threads used to send posts to followers
+    httpd.followersThreads=[]
     if noreply:
         httpd.acceptedCaps.append('inbox:noreply')
     if nolike:
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index a70099dd..4be5f289 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ def hasSharedInbox(session,httpPrefix: str,domain: str) -> bool:
         if not wfRequest.get('errors'):
             return True
     return False
-        
+
 def sendToFollowers(session,baseDir: str, \
                     nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, \
                     httpPrefix: str,federationList: [], \
@@ -1654,7 +1654,6 @@ def sendToFollowers(session,baseDir: str, \
 
     # for each instance
     for followerDomain,followerHandles in grouped.items():
-        time.sleep(4)
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: follower handles for '+followerDomain)
             pprint(followerHandles)
@@ -1720,7 +1719,28 @@ def sendToFollowers(session,baseDir: str, \
                 
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: End of sendToFollowers')
-        
+        time.sleep(4)   
+
+def sendToFollowersThread(session,baseDir: str, \
+                          nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, \
+                          httpPrefix: str,federationList: [], \
+                          sendThreads: [],postLog: [], \
+                          cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {}, \
+                          postJsonObject: {},debug: bool, \
+                          projectVersion: str):
+    """Returns a thread used to send a post to followers
+    """
+    sendThread= \
+        threadWithTrace(target=sendToFollowers, \
+                        args=(session,baseDir, \
+                              nickname,domain,port, \
+                              httpPrefix,federationList, \
+                              sendThreads,postLog, \
+                              cachedWebfingers,personCache, \
+                              postJsonObject.copy(),debug, \
+                              projectVersion),daemon=True)
+    sendThread.start()
+    return sendThread
 
 def createInbox(session,baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str,port: int,httpPrefix: str, \
                  itemsPerPage: int,headerOnly: bool,ocapAlways: bool,pageNumber=None) -> {}: