diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a24fd5..9edeb7d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "put.io-v2": "git://github.com/343max/put.io.js-v2.git",
     "argv": "*",
     "underscore": "*",
-    "execSync": "*",
     "node-pushover": "*"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/sync.js b/sync.js
index f2a862d..0c5aeff 100644
--- a/sync.js
+++ b/sync.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ var PutIO = require('put.io-v2');
 var argv = require( 'argv' );
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var fs = require('fs');
-var execSync = require('execSync');
 var Pushover = require('node-pushover');
 var TVShowMatcher = require('./tvshowdir');
 var config = require('./config');
+var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
+
 
 var push = null;
 if (config.pushpin.enabled) {
@@ -48,6 +49,48 @@ if (tvShowDir) {
   matcher = function() {};
 }
 
+function downloadFiles(files) {
+  var file_nodes = files;
+  var file = file_nodes.pop();
+  if (file) {
+    var fileDir = localPath;
+    var tvshow = matcher(file.name);
+
+    if (tvshow) fileDir = tvshow.path;
+
+    var finalPath = fileDir + '/' + file.name;
+
+    fs.stat(finalPath, function gotFileStat(err, stat) {
+              if (stat && stat.size == file.size) {
+                // this file was allready downloaded - so we might delete it
+                console.log('deleting ' + file.name + ' from put.io');
+                api.files.delete(file.id);
+                if (file_nodes > 0) {
+                  downloadFiles(file_nodes);
+                }
+              };
+              var shellCommand = config.ariaPath + ' --file-allocation=none --continue=true -d "' + fileDir + '" "' + api.files.download(file.id) + '"';
+              var localFilePath = localPath + '/' + file.name;
+              console.log('downloading ' + localFilePath + '...');
+              console.log(shellCommand);
+              var obj = spawn('bash', ['-c', shellCommand], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+
+              obj.on('exit',function(code,signal) {
+                       var afterStat = fs.statSync(finalPath);
+                       deleteShowIfCompleted(api, file, afterStat);
+                       downloadFiles(file_nodes);
+                       if (file.size > 20 * 1024 * 1024) {
+                         if (tvshow) {
+                           push.send('put.io sync', 'downloaded an episode of ' + tvshow.name);
+                         } else {
+                           push.send('put.io sync', 'Downloaded ' + file.name);
+                         }
+                       }
+                     });
+            });
+  }
+}
+
 function deleteShowIfCompleted(api, fileNode, stat) {
   if (stat && stat.size == fileNode.size) {
     // this file was allready downloaded - so we might delete it
@@ -68,43 +111,15 @@ function listDir(directoryId, localPath, isChildDir) {
       }
     } else {
       fs.mkdir(localPath, 0766, function dirCreated() {
+        var files = [];
         _.each(data.files, function eachFile(fileNode) {
-          var localFilePath = localPath + '/' + fileNode.name;
-
           if (fileNode.content_type == 'application/x-directory') {
-            listDir(fileNode.id, localFilePath, true);
+            listDir(fileNode.id, localPath, true);
           } else {
-            var fileDir = localPath;
-            var tvshow = matcher(fileNode.name);
-
-            if (tvshow) fileDir = tvshow.path;
-
-            var finalPath = fileDir + '/' + fileNode.name;
-
-            fs.stat(finalPath, function gotFileStat(err, stat) {
-              if (deleteShowIfCompleted(api, fileNode, stat)) {
-                return;
-              }
-
-              var shellCommand = config.ariaPath + ' -d "' + fileDir + '" "' + api.files.download(fileNode.id) + '"';
-
-              console.log('downloading ' + localFilePath + '...');
-              console.log(shellCommand);
-              var result = execSync.stdout(shellCommand);
-
-              var afterStat =fs.statSync(finalPath);
-              deleteShowIfCompleted(api, fileNode, afterStat);
-
-              if (fileNode.size > 20 * 1024 * 1024) {
-                if (tvshow) {
-                  push.send('put.io sync', 'downloaded an episode of ' + tvshow.name);
-                } else {
-                  push.send('put.io sync', 'Downloaded ' + fileNode.name);
-                }
-              }
-            });
+            files.push(fileNode);
           }
         });
+        downloadFiles(files);
       });
     }
   });
@@ -124,4 +139,3 @@ if (fs.existsSync(lockFile)) {
   listDir(directoryId, localPath, false);
 
 }
-