diff --git a/backend/controllers/uploads.js b/backend/controllers/uploads.js
index 594dc62..cdd5e1a 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/uploads.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/uploads.js
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ var { callModel: Call } = require("../models/call");
 
 const { PutObjectCommand, S3Client } = require("@aws-sdk/client-s3");
 const { fromIni } = require("@aws-sdk/credential-providers");
+const { NodeHttpHandler } = require('@smithy/node-http-handler');
+const https = require('https');
+
+const agent = new https.Agent({
+  maxSockets: 150
+});
+
 
 var s3_endpoint = process.env['S3_ENDPOINT'] != null ? process.env['S3_ENDPOINT'] : 'https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com';
 var s3_region = process.env['S3_REGION'] != null ? process.env['S3_REGION'] : 'us-west-1';
@@ -17,10 +24,14 @@ var s3_profile = process.env['S3_PROFILE'] != null ? process.env['S3_PROFILE'] :
 
 
 const client = new S3Client({
+  requestHandler: new NodeHttpHandler({
+    httpsAgent: agent
+  }),
   credentials: fromIni({ profile: s3_profile }),
   endpoint: s3_endpoint,
   region: s3_region,
   maxAttempts: 3
+
 });
 
 exports.upload = async function (req, res, next) {
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 20c0e17..2eb420f 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
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         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.7.0",
         "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "^0.41.0",
+        "@smithy/node-http-handler": "^3.1.4",
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.10",
         "aws-sdk": "^2.1353",
         "axios": "1.3.5",
@@ -3163,6 +3164,80 @@
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     },
+    "node_modules/@smithy/abort-controller": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@smithy/abort-controller/-/abort-controller-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MBJBiidoe+0cTFhyxT8g+9g7CeVccLM0IOKKUMCNQ1CNMJ/eIfoo0RTfVrXOONEI1UCN1W+zkiHSbzUNE9dZtQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@smithy/types": "^3.3.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@smithy/node-http-handler": {
+      "version": "3.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@smithy/node-http-handler/-/node-http-handler-3.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+UmxgixgOr/yLsUxcEKGH0fMNVteJFGkmRltYFHnBMlogyFdpzn2CwqWmxOrfJELhV34v0WSlaqG1UtE1uXlJg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@smithy/abort-controller": "^3.1.1",
+        "@smithy/protocol-http": "^4.1.0",
+        "@smithy/querystring-builder": "^3.0.3",
+        "@smithy/types": "^3.3.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@smithy/protocol-http": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@smithy/protocol-http/-/protocol-http-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dPVoHYQ2wcHooGXg3LQisa1hH0e4y0pAddPMeeUPipI1tEOqL6A4N0/G7abeq+K8wrwSgjk4C0wnD1XZpJm5aA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@smithy/types": "^3.3.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@smithy/querystring-builder": {
+      "version": "3.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@smithy/querystring-builder/-/querystring-builder-3.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vyWckeUeesFKzCDaRwWLUA1Xym9McaA6XpFfAK5qI9DKJ4M33ooQGqvM4J+LalH4u/Dq9nFiC8U6Qn1qi0+9zw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@smithy/types": "^3.3.0",
+        "@smithy/util-uri-escape": "^3.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@smithy/types": {
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@smithy/types/-/types-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IxvBBCTFDHbVoK7zIxqA1ZOdc4QfM5HM7rGleCuHi7L1wnKv5Pn69xXJQ9hgxH60ZVygH9/JG0jRgtUncE3QUA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@smithy/util-uri-escape": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@smithy/util-uri-escape/-/util-uri-escape-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LqR7qYLgZTD7nWLBecUi4aqolw8Mhza9ArpNEQ881MJJIU2sE5iHCK6TdyqqzcDLy0OPe10IY4T8ctVdtynubg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.6.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@socket.io/component-emitter": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -6269,9 +6344,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tslib": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-336iVw3rtn2BUK7ORdIAHTyxHGRIHVReokCR3XjbckJMK7ms8FysBfhLR8IXnAgy7T0PTPNBWKiH514FOW/WSg=="
+      "version": "2.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xNvxJEOUiWPGhUuUdQgAJPKOOJfGnIyKySOc09XkKsgdUV/3E2zvwZYdejjmRgPCgcym1juLH3226yA7sEFJKQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/twitter-lite": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 2cd8e2c..07cd8be 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "@honeycombio/opentelemetry-node": "^0.6.1",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.7.0",
     "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "^0.41.0",
+    "@smithy/node-http-handler": "^3.1.4",
     "adm-zip": "^0.5.10",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1353",
     "axios": "1.3.5",