diff --git a/saturnfs/client/file_transfer.py b/saturnfs/client/file_transfer.py
index 9408015..0121ff6 100644
--- a/saturnfs/client/file_transfer.py
+++ b/saturnfs/client/file_transfer.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def __init__(
     def upload_chunks(
         self, chunks: Iterable[UploadChunk], callback: Optional[Callback] = None
     ) -> Tuple[List[ObjectStorageCompletePart], bool]:
-        first_part_number = self._producer(chunks)
+        first_part_number = self._producer_init(chunks)
         if first_part_number == -1:
             # No chunks given
             return [], True
@@ -475,27 +475,31 @@ def close(self):
         for _ in range(self.num_workers):
             self.upload_queue.put(None)
 
-    def _producer(self, chunks: Iterable[UploadChunk]) -> int:
+    def _producer_init(self, chunks: Iterable[UploadChunk]) -> int:
+        # Grab first chunk from iterable to determine the starting part_number
         first_chunk = next(iter(chunks), None)
         if first_chunk is None:
             return -1
         self.upload_queue.put(first_chunk)
 
-        def _producer_thread():
-            all_chunks_read: bool = False
-            for chunk in chunks:
-                if not self._put_chunk(chunk):
-                    break
-            else:
-                all_chunks_read = True
+        # Start producer thread
+        Thread(target=self._producer, kwargs={"chunks": chunks}, daemon=True).start()
+        return first_chunk.part.part_number
 
-            uploads_finished = self._wait()
+    def _producer(self, chunks: Iterable[UploadChunk]) -> int:
+        # Iterate chunks onto the upload_queue until completed or error detected
+        all_chunks_read: bool = False
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            if not self._put_chunk(chunk):
+                break
+        else:
+            all_chunks_read = True
 
-            # Signal end of upload to the collector
-            self.completed_queue.put(UploadStop(error=not (uploads_finished and all_chunks_read)))
+        # Wait for workers to finish processing the queue
+        uploads_finished = self._wait()
 
-        Thread(target=_producer_thread, daemon=True).start()
-        return first_chunk.part.part_number
+        # Signal end of upload to the collector
+        self.completed_queue.put(UploadStop(error=not (uploads_finished and all_chunks_read)))
 
     def _put_chunk(self, chunk: UploadChunk, poll_interval: int = 5) -> bool:
         while True: