diff --git a/cmd/tstor/main.go b/cmd/tstor/main.go
index 5d6ff4a..de5c6a9 100644
--- a/cmd/tstor/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tstor/main.go
@@ -119,9 +119,15 @@ func run(configPath string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	vfs.Walk(ctx, sfs, "/", func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		return nil
-	})
+	go func() {
+		log := log.WithComponent("background-scanner")
+		err := vfs.Walk(ctx, sfs, "/", func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(ctx, "error walking filesystem", rlog.Error(err))
+		}
+	}()
 
 	if conf.Mounts.Fuse.Enabled {
 		mh := fuse.NewHandler(conf.Mounts.Fuse.AllowOther, conf.Mounts.Fuse.Path)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a74b23..5a19c1b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/billziss-gh/cgofuse v1.5.0
 	github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.5.1
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0
+	github.com/creativecreature/sturdyc v1.0.6
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.6.0
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.2.0
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.1.1
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.32.0
 	github.com/samber/slog-multi v1.0.2
 	github.com/samber/slog-zerolog v1.0.0
+	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.4
 	github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.17
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib v1.21.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.31.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go4.org v0.0.0-20200411211856-f5505b9728dd // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 456409e..1c40729 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSV
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4 h1:wfIWP927BUkWJb2NmU/kNDYIBTh/ziUX91+lVfRxZq4=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
+github.com/creativecreature/sturdyc v1.0.6 h1:hSYm0j7L0Vug3ho8ozFKK9iihFMYgk/cOaQXmL2G/Ho=
+github.com/creativecreature/sturdyc v1.0.6/go.mod h1:Qwi5+41ERVF0708Mymjrko+JlLnmJ2/T9Wb/Xsax3f4=
 github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.4 h1:Ugdm7cg7i6ZK6x3xDF1oEu1nfkyfH53EtKeQYTC3kyg=
 github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.4/go.mod h1:aPGpWjXOXUn2NCNjFvBE6aRxGGx79pTxQpKOJNYHHl4=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -570,6 +572,8 @@ github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.6.4 h1:fv0U8FUIMPNf1L9lnHLvLhgicrIVChEkdzIK
 github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.6.4/go.mod h1:syvi0/a8iFYH4r/RixwvyeAJjdLS9QV7WQ/tjFTllLA=
 github.com/sosodev/duration v1.3.1 h1:qtHBDMQ6lvMQsL15g4aopM4HEfOaYuhWBw3NPTtlqq4=
 github.com/sosodev/duration v1.3.1/go.mod h1:RQIBBX0+fMLc/D9+Jb/fwvVmo0eZvDDEERAikUR6SDg=
+github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 h1:OQTbbt6P72L20UqAkXXuLOj79LfEanQ+YQFNpLA9ySo=
+github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Sdozi7LEKbFPqYX2/J+iBAM6HpqSLTASQIKqDmF7Mt0=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v0.0.0-20180118202830-f09979ecbc72/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 h1:7c1g84S4BPRrfL5Xrdp6fOJ206sU9y293DDHaoy0bLI=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
@@ -657,8 +661,12 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.31.0 h1:ffjsj1aRouKewfr85U2aGagJ46+MvodynlQ1HY
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.31.0/go.mod h1:TXZkRk7SM2ZQLtR6eoAWQFIHPvzQ06FJAsO1tJg480A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1 h1:TrMUixzpM0yuc/znrFTP9MMRh8trP93mkCiDVeXrui0=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1/go.mod h1:0X1WI4de4ZsLrrJNLAQbFeLCm3T7yBkR0XqQ7niQU+8=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 h1:ZvwS0R+56ePWxUNi+Atn9dWONBPp/AUETXlHW0DxSjE=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 h1:7fIwc/ZtS0q++VgcfqFDxSBZVv/Xo49/SYnDFupUwlI=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0/go.mod h1:X2jQV1h+kxSjClGpnseKVIxpmcjrj7MNnI0bnlfKTVQ=
 go4.org v0.0.0-20200411211856-f5505b9728dd h1:BNJlw5kRTzdmyfh5U8F93HA2OwkP7ZGwA51eJ/0wKOU=
 go4.org v0.0.0-20200411211856-f5505b9728dd/go.mod h1:CIiUVy99QCPfoE13bO4EZaz5GZMZXMSBGhxRdsvzbkg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=