diff --git a/query/worker_test.go b/query/worker_test.go
index 287ba891..bcefbae7 100644
--- a/query/worker_test.go
+++ b/query/worker_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func startWorker() (*testCtx, error) {
 		subscriptions: make(chan chan wire.Message),
 		quit:          make(chan struct{}),
 	}
-	results := make(chan *jobResult)
+	results := make(chan *jobResult, maxJobs)
 	quit := make(chan struct{})
 
 	wk := NewWorker(peer)
diff --git a/query/workmanager.go b/query/workmanager.go
index 9d6317fb..c616a48b 100644
--- a/query/workmanager.go
+++ b/query/workmanager.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const (
 
 	// maxQueryTimeout is the maximum timeout given to a single query.
 	maxQueryTimeout = 32 * time.Second
+
+	// maxJobs is the maximum amount of jobs a single worker can have.
+	maxJobs = 10
 )
 
 var (
@@ -74,11 +77,10 @@ type PeerRanking interface {
 
 // activeWorker wraps a Worker that is currently running, together with the job
 // we have given to it.
-// TODO(halseth): support more than one active job at a time.
 type activeWorker struct {
-	w         Worker
+	w          Worker
 	activeJobs map[uint64]*queryJob
-	onExit    chan struct{}
+	onExit     chan struct{}
 }
 
 // Config holds the configuration options for a new WorkManager.
@@ -126,8 +128,8 @@ var _ WorkManager = (*peerWorkManager)(nil)
 func NewWorkManager(cfg *Config) WorkManager {
 	return &peerWorkManager{
 		cfg:        cfg,
-		newBatches: make(chan *batch),
-		jobResults: make(chan *jobResult),
+		newBatches: make(chan *batch, maxJobs),
+		jobResults: make(chan *jobResult, maxJobs),
 		quit:       make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ Loop:
 			for p, r := range workers {
 				// Only one active job at a time is currently
 				// supported.
-				if len(r.activeJobs) >= 1 {
+				if len(r.activeJobs) >= maxJobs {
 					continue
 				}
 
diff --git a/query/workmanager_test.go b/query/workmanager_test.go
index c88b2f18..0ff0c72d 100644
--- a/query/workmanager_test.go
+++ b/query/workmanager_test.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func startWorkManager(t *testing.T, numWorkers int) (WorkManager,
 		NewWorker: func(peer Peer) Worker {
 			m := &mockWorker{
 				peer:    peer,
-				nextJob: make(chan *queryJob),
-				results: make(chan *jobResult),
+				nextJob: make(chan *queryJob, maxJobs),
+				results: make(chan *jobResult, maxJobs),
 			}
 			workerChan <- m
 			return m
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestWorkManagerWorkDispatcherFailures(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < numQueries; i++ {
 		q := &Request{}
 		queries[i] = q
-		scheduledJobs[i] = make(chan sched)
+		scheduledJobs[i] = make(chan sched, maxJobs)
 	}
 
 	// For each worker, spin up a goroutine that will forward the job it
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func TestWorkManagerCancelBatch(t *testing.T) {
 // TestWorkManagerWorkRankingScheduling checks that the work manager schedules
 // jobs among workers according to the peer ranking.
 func TestWorkManagerWorkRankingScheduling(t *testing.T) {
-	const numQueries = 4
+	const numQueries = 40
 	const numWorkers = 8
 
 	workMgr, workers := startWorkManager(t, numWorkers)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func TestWorkManagerWorkRankingScheduling(t *testing.T) {
 	var jobs []*queryJob
 	for i := 0; i < numQueries; i++ {
 		select {
-		case job := <-workers[i].nextJob:
+		case job := <-workers[i/10].nextJob:
 			if job.index != uint64(i) {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected job")
 			}
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func TestWorkManagerWorkRankingScheduling(t *testing.T) {
 	// Go backwards, and succeed the queries.
 	for i := numQueries - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		select {
-		case workers[i].results <- &jobResult{
+		case workers[i/10].results <- &jobResult{
 			job: jobs[i],
 			err: nil,
 		}: