diff --git a/ufwd b/ufwd
index 7cc3ff3..76997f4 100755
--- a/ufwd
+++ b/ufwd
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@ usage() {
 	printf '   -D [sec]      # Set the check interval.\n'
 }
 
+upload() {
+	declare file=$1
+
+	upload_output=$( ufw "$@" -R "$file" )
+	upload_return=$?
+
+	if (( flag_enable_notifications )); then
+		if (( $upload_return )); then
+			notify-send 'ufwd' "File upload failed: $upload_output"
+		else
+			notify-send 'ufwd' "File uploaded: $upload_output"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if (( flag_enable_clipboard )); then
+		read -r fl <<< "$upload_output"
+		xclip <<< "$fl"
+	fi
+
+	printf '%s\n' "$upload_output"
+}
+
 main() {
 	while (( $# )); do
 		case "$1" in
@@ -58,23 +80,7 @@ main() {
 	cd "$cfg_workdir" || return 1
 
 	while read -r dir action path; do
-		upload_output=$( ufw "$@" -R "$dir$path" )
-		upload_return=$?
-
-		if (( flag_enable_notifications )); then
-			if (( $upload_return )); then
-				notify-send 'ufwd' "File upload failed: $upload_output"
-			else
-				notify-send 'ufwd' "File uploaded: $upload_output"
-			fi
-		fi
-
-		if (( flag_enable_clipboard )); then
-			read -r fl <<< "$upload_output"
-			xclip <<< "$fl"
-		fi
-
-		printf '%s\n' "$upload_output"
+		upload "$dir$path" &
 	done < <( inotifywait -m -e create "$cfg_workdir" )
 }