diff --git a/backend/server/internal/server/api_handlers.go b/backend/server/internal/server/api_handlers.go
index af997d6..23a3c9c 100644
--- a/backend/server/internal/server/api_handlers.go
+++ b/backend/server/internal/server/api_handlers.go
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ func (s *Server) apiQueryHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Delete any entries that match a pending deletion request
 	deletionRequests, err := s.db.DeletionRequestsForUserAndDevice(r.Context(), userId, deviceId)
 	checkGormError(err)
-	for _, request := range deletionRequests {
-		_, err := s.db.ApplyDeletionRequestsToBackend(r.Context(), request)
-		checkGormError(err)
-	}
+	checkGormError(shared.ForEach(deletionRequests, 4, func(delRequest *shared.DeletionRequest) error {
+		_, err := s.db.ApplyDeletionRequestsToBackend(r.Context(), delRequest)
+		return err
+	}))
 
 	// Then retrieve
 	historyEntries, err := s.db.HistoryEntriesForDevice(r.Context(), deviceId, 5)
diff --git a/client/lib/lib.go b/client/lib/lib.go
index af7c616..db0e2ce 100644
--- a/client/lib/lib.go
+++ b/client/lib/lib.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	_ "embed" // for embedding config.sh
@@ -728,35 +727,6 @@ func EncryptAndMarshal(config *hctx.ClientConfig, entries []*data.HistoryEntry)
 	return jsonValue, nil
 }
 
-func forEach[T any](arr []T, numThreads int, fn func(T) error) error {
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(len(arr))
-
-	limiter := make(chan bool, numThreads)
-
-	var errors []error
-	for _, item := range arr {
-		limiter <- true
-		go func(x T) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			err := fn(x)
-			if err != nil {
-				errors = append(errors, err)
-			}
-			<-limiter
-		}(item)
-		if len(errors) > 0 {
-			return errors[0]
-		}
-	}
-
-	wg.Wait()
-	if len(errors) > 0 {
-		return errors[0]
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func Reupload(ctx context.Context) error {
 	config := hctx.GetConf(ctx)
 	if config.IsOffline {
@@ -774,7 +744,7 @@ func Reupload(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	chunkSize := 500
 	chunks := shared.Chunks(entries, chunkSize)
-	return forEach(chunks, 10, func(chunk []*data.HistoryEntry) error {
+	return shared.ForEach(chunks, 10, func(chunk []*data.HistoryEntry) error {
 		jsonValue, err := EncryptAndMarshal(config, chunk)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to reupload due to failed encryption: %w", err)
diff --git a/shared/utils.go b/shared/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c4b1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package shared
+
+import "sync"
+
+func ForEach[T any](arr []T, numThreads int, fn func(T) error) error {
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(len(arr))
+
+	limiter := make(chan bool, numThreads)
+
+	var errors []error
+	for _, item := range arr {
+		limiter <- true
+		go func(x T) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			err := fn(x)
+			if err != nil {
+				errors = append(errors, err)
+			}
+			<-limiter
+		}(item)
+		if len(errors) > 0 {
+			return errors[0]
+		}
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	if len(errors) > 0 {
+		return errors[0]
+	}
+	return nil
+}