diff --git a/llm_server/database.py b/llm_server/database.py
index afa9519..9040074 100644
--- a/llm_server/database.py
+++ b/llm_server/database.py
@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ def init_db(db_path):
             )
         ''')
         c.execute('''
-            CREATE TABLE token_auth
-            (token TEXT, type TEXT NOT NULL, uses INTEGER, max_uses INTEGER, expire INTEGER, disabled BOOLEAN default 0)
+            CREATE TABLE token_auth (
+                token TEXT UNIQUE,
+                type TEXT NOT NULL,
+                priority INTEGER default 9999,
+                uses INTEGER default 0,
+                max_uses INTEGER,
+                expire INTEGER,
+                disabled BOOLEAN default 0
+            )
         ''')
-        # c.execute('''
-        #     CREATE TABLE leeches
-        #     (url TEXT, online TEXT)
-        # ''')
         conn.commit()
         conn.close()
 
diff --git a/llm_server/llm/generator.py b/llm_server/llm/generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d829f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llm_server/llm/generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from llm_server import opts
+
+
+def generator(request_json_body):
+    if opts.mode == 'oobabooga':
+        from oobabooga.generate import generate
+        return generate(request_json_body)
+    elif opts.mode == 'hf-textgen':
+        from hf_textgen.generate import generate
+        return generate(request_json_body)
+    else:
+        raise Exception
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/queue.py b/llm_server/routes/queue.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2b9a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llm_server/routes/queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import heapq
+import threading
+
+from llm_server.llm.generator import generator
+
+
+class PriorityQueue:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._queue = []
+        self._index = 0
+        self._cv = threading.Condition()
+
+    def put(self, item, priority):
+        event = DataEvent()
+        with self._cv:
+            heapq.heappush(self._queue, (-priority, self._index, item, event))
+            self._index += 1
+            self._cv.notify()
+        return event
+
+    def get(self):
+        with self._cv:
+            while len(self._queue) == 0:
+                self._cv.wait()
+            return heapq.heappop(self._queue)[-1]
+
+
+priority_queue = PriorityQueue()
+
+
+class DataEvent(threading.Event):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.data = None
+
+
+def worker():
+    while True:
+        request_json_body, client_ip, token, parameters, event = priority_queue.get()
+        success, response, error_msg = generator(request_json_body)
+        event.data = (success, response, error_msg)
+        event.set()
+
+
+def start_workers(num_workers: int):
+    for _ in range(3):
+        threading.Thread(target=worker).start()
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/v1/generate.py b/llm_server/routes/v1/generate.py
index b284d46..ff97124 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/v1/generate.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/v1/generate.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sqlite3
 import time
 
 from flask import jsonify, request
@@ -6,25 +7,16 @@ from llm_server.routes.stats import SemaphoreCheckerThread, concurrent_semaphore
 from . import bp
 from ..cache import redis
 from ..helpers.client import format_sillytavern_err
-from ..helpers.http import cache_control, validate_json
+from ..helpers.http import validate_json
+from ..queue import priority_queue
 from ... import opts
 from ...database import log_prompt
 from ...helpers import safe_list_get
 
-
-def generator(request_json_body):
-    if opts.mode == 'oobabooga':
-        from ...llm.oobabooga.generate import generate
-        return generate(request_json_body)
-    elif opts.mode == 'hf-textgen':
-        from ...llm.hf_textgen.generate import generate
-        return generate(request_json_body)
-    else:
-        raise Exception
+DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 9999
 
 
 @bp.route('/generate', methods=['POST'])
-@cache_control(-1)
 def generate():
     request_valid_json, request_json_body = validate_json(request.data)
     if not request_valid_json:
@@ -40,12 +32,30 @@ def generate():
 
         SemaphoreCheckerThread.recent_prompters[client_ip] = time.time()
 
-        token = request.headers.get('X-Api-Key')
-
         parameters = request_json_body.copy()
         del parameters['prompt']
 
-        success, response, error_msg = generator(request_json_body)
+        token = request.headers.get('X-Api-Key')
+        priority = None
+        if token:
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(opts.database_path)
+            cursor = conn.cursor()
+            cursor.execute("SELECT priority FROM token_auth WHERE token = ?", (token,))
+            result = cursor.fetchone()
+            if result:
+                priority = result[0]
+            conn.close()
+
+        if priority is None:
+            priority = DEFAULT_PRIORITY
+        else:
+            print(f'Token {token} was given priority {priority}.')
+
+        # success, response, error_msg = generator(request_json_body)
+        event = priority_queue.put((request_json_body, client_ip, token, parameters), priority)
+        event.wait()
+        success, response, error_msg = event.data
+
         if not success:
             if opts.mode == 'oobabooga':
                 backend_response = format_sillytavern_err(f'Failed to reach the backend ({opts.mode}): {error_msg}', 'error')
@@ -99,8 +109,3 @@ def generate():
                 'error': 'the backend did not return valid JSON',
                 **response_json_body
             }), 200
-
-# @openai_bp.route('/chat/completions', methods=['POST'])
-# def generate_openai():
-#     print(request.data)
-#     return '', 200