diff --git a/golpe b/golpe
index dc3096f..19ce171 160000
--- a/golpe
+++ b/golpe
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dc3096fbe06e0b09e4969f3afa34b038a8f1c54d
+Subproject commit 19ce1715c271eb5c1ae3dc9f422093e4afe6c5e7
diff --git a/src/WriterPipeline.h b/src/WriterPipeline.h
index cc293e2..d9e2c23 100644
--- a/src/WriterPipeline.h
+++ b/src/WriterPipeline.h
@@ -16,8 +16,22 @@ struct WriterPipelineInput {
 
 struct WriterPipeline {
   public:
+    // Params:
+
     uint64_t debounceDelayMilliseconds = 1'000;
     uint64_t writeBatchSize = 1'000;
+    bool verifyMsg = true;
+    bool verifyTime = true;
+    bool verboseReject = true;
+    bool verboseCommit = true;
+    std::function<void(uint64_t)> onCommit;
+
+    // For logging:
+
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> totalProcessed = 0;
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> totalWritten = 0;
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> totalRejected = 0;
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> totalDups = 0;
 
   private:
     hoytech::protected_queue<WriterPipelineInput> validatorInbox;
@@ -57,10 +71,11 @@ struct WriterPipeline {
                     std::string jsonStr;
 
                     try {
-                        parseAndVerifyEvent(m.eventJson, secpCtx, true, true, flatStr, jsonStr);
+                        parseAndVerifyEvent(m.eventJson, secpCtx, verifyMsg, verifyTime, flatStr, jsonStr);
                     } catch (std::exception &e) {
-                        LW << "Rejected event: " << m.eventJson << " reason: " << e.what();
+                        if (verboseReject) LW << "Rejected event: " << m.eventJson << " reason: " << e.what();
                         numLive--;
+                        totalRejected++;
                         continue;
                     }
 
@@ -117,6 +132,7 @@ struct WriterPipeline {
                         auto *flat = flatStrToFlatEvent(event.flatStr);
                         if (lookupEventById(txn, sv(flat->id()))) {
                             dups++;
+                            totalDups++;
                             continue;
                         }
 
@@ -132,13 +148,19 @@ struct WriterPipeline {
                     }
 
                     for (auto &ev : newEventsToProc) {
-                        if (ev.status == EventWriteStatus::Written) written++;
-                        else dups++;
-                        // FIXME: log rejected stats too
+                        if (ev.status == EventWriteStatus::Written) {
+                            written++;
+                            totalWritten++;
+                        } else {
+                            dups++;
+                            totalDups++;
+                        }
                     }
+
+                    if (onCommit) onCommit(written);
                 }
 
-                if (written || dups) LI << "Writer: added: " << written << " dups: " << dups;
+                if (verboseCommit && (written || dups)) LI << "Writer: added: " << written << " dups: " << dups;
 
                 if (shutdownComplete) {
                     flushInbox.push_move(true);
@@ -158,6 +180,8 @@ struct WriterPipeline {
     }
 
     void write(WriterPipelineInput &&inp) {
+        if (inp.eventJson.is_null()) return;
+        totalProcessed++;
         numLive++;
         validatorInbox.push_move(std::move(inp));
     }
diff --git a/src/apps/dbutils/cmd_import.cpp b/src/apps/dbutils/cmd_import.cpp
index b70c158..492b110 100644
--- a/src/apps/dbutils/cmd_import.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/dbutils/cmd_import.cpp
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 #include <docopt.h>
 #include "golpe.h"
 
-#include "events.h"
-#include "filters.h"
+#include "WriterPipeline.h"
 
 
 static const char USAGE[] =
 R"(
     Usage:
-      import [--show-rejected] [--no-verify]
+      import [--show-rejected] [--no-verify] [--debounce-millis=<debounce-millis>] [--write-batch=<write-batch>]
 )";
 
 
@@ -19,71 +18,48 @@ void cmd_import(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
 
     bool showRejected = args["--show-rejected"].asBool();
     bool noVerify = args["--no-verify"].asBool();
+    uint64_t debounceMillis = 1'000;
+    if (args["--debounce-millis"]) debounceMillis = args["--debounce-millis"].asLong();
+    uint64_t writeBatch = 10'000;
+    if (args["--write-batch"]) writeBatch = args["--write-batch"].asLong();
 
     if (noVerify) LW << "not verifying event IDs or signatures!";
 
-    auto txn = env.txn_rw();
+    WriterPipeline writer;
 
-    secp256k1_context *secpCtx = secp256k1_context_create(SECP256K1_CONTEXT_VERIFY);
+    writer.debounceDelayMilliseconds = debounceMillis;
+    writer.writeBatchSize = writeBatch;
+    writer.verifyMsg = !noVerify;
+    writer.verifyTime = false;
+    writer.verboseReject = showRejected;
+    writer.verboseCommit = false;
+    writer.onCommit = [&](uint64_t numCommitted){
+        LI << "Committed " << numCommitted
+           << ". Processed " << writer.totalProcessed << " lines. " << writer.totalWritten << " added, " << writer.totalRejected << " rejected, " << writer.totalDups << " dups";
+    };
 
     std::string line;
-    uint64_t processed = 0, added = 0, rejected = 0, dups = 0;
-    std::vector<EventToWrite> newEvents;
-
-    auto logStatus = [&]{
-        LI << "Processed " << processed << " lines. " << added << " added, " << rejected << " rejected, " << dups << " dups";
-    };
-
-    auto flushChanges = [&]{
-        writeEvents(txn, newEvents, 0);
-
-        uint64_t numCommits = 0;
-
-        for (auto &newEvent : newEvents) {
-            if (newEvent.status == EventWriteStatus::Written) {
-                added++;
-                numCommits++;
-            } else if (newEvent.status == EventWriteStatus::Duplicate) {
-                dups++;
-            } else {
-                rejected++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        logStatus();
-        LI << "Committing " << numCommits << " records";
-
-        txn.commit();
-
-        txn = env.txn_rw();
-        newEvents.clear();
-    };
-
+    uint64_t currLine = 0;
 
     while (std::cin) {
+        currLine++;
         std::getline(std::cin, line);
         if (!line.size()) continue;
 
-        processed++;
-
-        std::string flatStr;
-        std::string jsonStr;
+        tao::json::value evJson;
 
         try {
-            auto origJson = tao::json::from_string(line);
-            parseAndVerifyEvent(origJson, secpCtx, !noVerify, false, flatStr, jsonStr);
+            evJson = tao::json::from_string(line);
         } catch (std::exception &e) {
-            if (showRejected) LW << "Line " << processed << " rejected: " << e.what();
-            rejected++;
+            LW << "Unable to parse JSON on line " << currLine;
             continue;
         }
 
-        newEvents.emplace_back(std::move(flatStr), std::move(jsonStr), hoytech::curr_time_us(), EventSourceType::Import, "");
-
-        if (newEvents.size() >= 10'000) flushChanges();
+        writer.write({ std::move(evJson), EventSourceType::Import, "" });
+        writer.wait();
     }
 
-    flushChanges();
+    writer.flush();
 
-    txn.commit();
+    LI << "Done. Processed " << writer.totalProcessed << " lines. " << writer.totalWritten << " added, " << writer.totalRejected << " rejected, " << writer.totalDups << " dups";
 }