diff --git a/lib/src/storage/mod.rs b/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
index 8a92e77f..f1c81414 100644
--- a/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-use std::sync::Arc;
-#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-use std::thread::spawn;
-#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+use std::thread;
 
 mod backend;
 mod binary_encoder;
@@ -1253,44 +1249,49 @@ impl StorageBulkLoader {
             )
             .into());
         }
-        let mut threads = VecDeque::with_capacity(num_threads - 1);
-        let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(batch_size);
-        let done_counter = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let done_counter = AtomicU64::new(0);
         let mut done_and_displayed_counter = 0;
-        for quad in quads {
-            let quad = quad?;
-            buffer.push(quad);
-            if buffer.len() >= batch_size {
-                self.spawn_load_thread(
-                    &mut buffer,
-                    &mut threads,
-                    &done_counter,
-                    &mut done_and_displayed_counter,
-                    num_threads,
-                    batch_size,
-                )?;
+        thread::scope(|thread_scope| {
+            let mut threads = VecDeque::with_capacity(num_threads - 1);
+            let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(batch_size);
+            for quad in quads {
+                let quad = quad?;
+                buffer.push(quad);
+                if buffer.len() >= batch_size {
+                    self.spawn_load_thread(
+                        &mut buffer,
+                        &mut threads,
+                        thread_scope,
+                        &done_counter,
+                        &mut done_and_displayed_counter,
+                        num_threads,
+                        batch_size,
+                    )?;
+                }
             }
-        }
-        self.spawn_load_thread(
-            &mut buffer,
-            &mut threads,
-            &done_counter,
-            &mut done_and_displayed_counter,
-            num_threads,
-            batch_size,
-        )?;
-        for thread in threads {
-            thread.join().unwrap()?;
-            self.on_possible_progress(&done_counter, &mut done_and_displayed_counter);
-        }
-        Ok(())
+            self.spawn_load_thread(
+                &mut buffer,
+                &mut threads,
+                thread_scope,
+                &done_counter,
+                &mut done_and_displayed_counter,
+                num_threads,
+                batch_size,
+            )?;
+            for thread in threads {
+                thread.join().unwrap()?;
+                self.on_possible_progress(&done_counter, &mut done_and_displayed_counter);
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
     }
 
-    fn spawn_load_thread(
-        &self,
+    fn spawn_load_thread<'scope>(
+        &'scope self,
         buffer: &mut Vec<Quad>,
-        threads: &mut VecDeque<JoinHandle<Result<(), StorageError>>>,
-        done_counter: &Arc<AtomicU64>,
+        threads: &mut VecDeque<thread::ScopedJoinHandle<'scope, Result<(), StorageError>>>,
+        thread_scope: &'scope thread::Scope<'scope, '_>,
+        done_counter: &'scope AtomicU64,
         done_and_displayed_counter: &mut u64,
         num_threads: usize,
         batch_size: usize,
@@ -1305,10 +1306,9 @@ impl StorageBulkLoader {
         }
         let mut buffer_to_load = Vec::with_capacity(batch_size);
         swap(buffer, &mut buffer_to_load);
-        let storage = self.storage.clone();
-        let done_counter_clone = Arc::clone(done_counter);
-        threads.push_back(spawn(move || {
-            FileBulkLoader::new(storage, batch_size).load(buffer_to_load, &done_counter_clone)
+        let storage = &self.storage;
+        threads.push_back(thread_scope.spawn(move || {
+            FileBulkLoader::new(storage, batch_size).load(buffer_to_load, done_counter)
         }));
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@ impl StorageBulkLoader {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-struct FileBulkLoader {
-    storage: Storage,
+struct FileBulkLoader<'a> {
+    storage: &'a Storage,
     id2str: HashMap<StrHash, Box<str>>,
     quads: HashSet<EncodedQuad>,
     triples: HashSet<EncodedQuad>,
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@ struct FileBulkLoader {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-impl FileBulkLoader {
-    fn new(storage: Storage, batch_size: usize) -> Self {
+impl<'a> FileBulkLoader<'a> {
+    fn new(storage: &'a Storage, batch_size: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             storage,
             id2str: HashMap::with_capacity(3 * batch_size),