diff --git a/cmd/cli/bulk.go b/cmd/cli/bulk.go
index 536bf29..59b75e8 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/bulk.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/bulk.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/multiplay/go-svrquery/lib/svrquery"
 	"github.com/multiplay/go-svrquery/lib/svrquery/protocol"
@@ -15,9 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	numWorkers = 100
-
-	// maxQueries is the maximum number of queries that can be queried in one bulk request.
-	maxQueries = 10000
 )
 
 var (
@@ -28,11 +27,27 @@ var (
 // BulkResponseItem contains the information about the query being performed
 // against a single server.
 type BulkResponseItem struct {
-	Address    string                      `json:"address"`
+	Address    string                      `json:"address,omitempty"`
 	ServerInfo *BulkResponseServerInfoItem `json:"serverInfo,omitempty"`
 	Error      string                      `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// encode writes the JSON encoded version of i to w using the encoder e which writes to b.
+// It strips the trailing \n from the output before writing to w.
+func (i *BulkResponseItem) encode(w io.Writer, b *bytes.Buffer, e *json.Encoder) error {
+	defer b.Reset()
+
+	if err := e.Encode(i); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode item %v: %w", i, err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := w.Write(bytes.TrimRight(b.Bytes(), "\n")); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write item: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BulkResponseServerInfoItem containing basic server information.
 type BulkResponseServerInfoItem struct {
 	CurrentPlayers int64  `json:"currentPlayers"`
@@ -40,132 +55,145 @@ type BulkResponseServerInfoItem struct {
 	Map            string `json:"map"`
 }
 
-// BulkResponseItemWork is an item returned by an worker containing the data item
-// plus any terminal error it encountered.
-type BulkResponseItemWork struct {
-	Item *BulkResponseItem
-	Err  error
-}
+// queryBulk queries a bulk set of servers from a query file writing the JSON results to output.
+func queryBulk(file string, output io.Writer) (err error) {
+	work := make(chan string, numWorkers)              // Buffered to ensure we can busy all workers.
+	results := make(chan BulkResponseItem, numWorkers) // Buffered to improve worker concurrency.
 
-// queryBulk queries a bulk set of servers using a query file.
-func queryBulk(file string) error {
-	// To simplify the workerpool load all the entries we are going to work on
-	lines := fileLines(file)
+	// Create a pool of workers to process work.
+	var wgWorkers sync.WaitGroup
+	wgWorkers.Add(numWorkers)
+	for w := 1; w <= numWorkers; w++ {
+		c, err := svrquery.NewBulkClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			close(work) // Ensure that existing workers return.
+			return fmt.Errorf("bulk client: %w", err)
+		}
 
-	if len(lines) > maxQueries {
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many servers requested %d (max %d)", len(lines), maxQueries)
+		go func() {
+			defer wgWorkers.Done()
+			worker(work, results, c)
+		}()
 	}
 
-	// Make a jobs channel and a number of workers to processes
-	// work off of the channel.
-	jobChan := make(chan string, len(lines))
-	resultsChan := make(chan BulkResponseItemWork)
-	for w := 1; w <= numWorkers; w++ {
-		go worker(jobChan, resultsChan)
+	// Create a writer to write the results to output as they become available.
+	errc := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		errc <- writer(output, results)
+	}()
+
+	// Queue work onto the channel.
+	if err = producer(file, work); err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("producer: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for all workers to complete so that we can safely close results
+	// that will trigger writer to return once its processed all results.
+	wgWorkers.Wait()
+	close(results)
+
+	if werr := <-errc; werr != nil {
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w, writer: %s", err, werr)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("writer: %w", werr)
 	}
 
-	items := make([]BulkResponseItem, 0, len(lines))
+	return err
+}
 
-	// Queue work onto the channel
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		jobChan <- line
+// writer writes results as JSON encoded array to w.
+func writer(w io.Writer, results <-chan BulkResponseItem) (err error) {
+	if _, err = w.Write([]byte{'['}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write header: %w", err)
 	}
-	close(jobChan)
 
-	// Receive results from workers.
-	var err error
-	for i := 0; i < len(lines); i++ {
-		v := <-resultsChan
-		switch {
-		case errors.Is(v.Err, errNoItem):
-			// Not fatal, but no response for this entry was created.
-			continue
-		case v.Err != nil:
-			// We had a major issue processing the list
+	// Do our best to write valid JSON by ensuring we always write
+	// the closing ]. If a previous encode fails, this could still
+	// be insufficient.
+	defer func() {
+		if _, werr := w.Write([]byte("]\n")); werr != nil {
+			werr = fmt.Errorf("write trailer: %w", err)
 			if err == nil {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("fatal error: %w", v.Err)
-				continue
+				err = werr
 			}
-			err = fmt.Errorf("additional error: %w", v.Err)
-			continue
 		}
-		// add the item to our list of items.
-		items = append(items, *v.Item)
+	}()
+
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	e := json.NewEncoder(&b)
+
+	// Process the first item before looping so separating
+	// comma can be written easily.
+	i, ok := <-results
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := i.encode(w, &b, e); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(items, "", "\t")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	for i := range results {
+		if _, err := w.Write([]byte(",")); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write set: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := i.encode(w, &b, e); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("%s\n", b)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func fileLines(file string) []string {
+// producer reads lines from file sending them to work.
+// work will be closed before return.
+func producer(file string, work chan<- string) error {
+	defer close(work)
+
 	f, err := os.Open(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return err
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	result := make([]string, 0, 1000)
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-		result = append(result, line)
+	s := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	for s.Scan() {
+		work <- s.Text()
 	}
-	return result
+
+	return s.Err()
 }
 
-// worker is run in a goroutine to provide processing for the items.
-func worker(jobChan <-chan string, results chan<- BulkResponseItemWork) {
-	for entry := range jobChan {
-		item, err := processBulkEntry(entry)
-		results <- BulkResponseItemWork{
-			Item: item,
-			Err:  err,
-		}
+// worker calls processBulkEntry for each item read from work, writing the result to results.
+func worker(work <-chan string, results chan<- BulkResponseItem, client *svrquery.BulkClient) {
+	for e := range work {
+		results <- processBulkEntry(e, client)
 	}
 }
 
-// processBulkEntry processes an entry and returns an item containing the result or error.
-func processBulkEntry(entry string) (*BulkResponseItem, error) {
+// processBulkEntry decodes and processes an entry returning an item containing the result or error.
+func processBulkEntry(entry string, client *svrquery.BulkClient) (item BulkResponseItem) {
 	querySection, addressSection, err := parseEntry(entry)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse file entry: %w", err)
+		item.Error = fmt.Sprintf("parse file entry: %s", err)
+		return item
 	}
 
-	item := &BulkResponseItem{
-		Address: addressSection,
-	}
+	item.Address = addressSection
 
-	// If the query contains any options retrieve them and
+	// If the query contains any options retrieve and use them.
 	querySection, options, err := parseOptions(querySection)
 	if err != nil {
-		// These errors are non fatal, as we know which server it is for
 		item.Error = err.Error()
-		return item, nil
-	}
-
-	if !protocol.Supported(querySection) {
-		item.Error = fmt.Sprintf("unsupported protocol: %s", querySection)
-		return item, nil
+		return item
 	}
 
-	client, err := svrquery.NewClient(querySection, addressSection, options...)
-	if err != nil {
-		item.Error = fmt.Sprintf("create client: %s", err)
-		return item, nil
-	}
-
-	resp, err := client.Query()
+	resp, err := client.Query(querySection, addressSection, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		item.Error = fmt.Sprintf("query client: %s", err)
-		return item, nil
+		return item
 	}
 
 	item.ServerInfo = &BulkResponseServerInfoItem{
@@ -177,23 +205,26 @@ func processBulkEntry(entry string) (*BulkResponseItem, error) {
 	if currentMap, ok := resp.(protocol.Mapper); ok {
 		item.ServerInfo.Map = currentMap.Map()
 	}
-	return item, nil
+	return item
 }
 
+// pareEntry parses the details from entry returning the query and address sections.
 func parseEntry(entry string) (querySection, addressSection string, err error) {
 	entry = strings.TrimSpace(entry)
 	if entry == "" {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("process entry: %w", errNoItem)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("parse entry %q: %w", entry, errNoItem)
 	}
+
 	sections := strings.Split(entry, " ")
 	if len(sections) != 2 {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("%w: wrong number of sections", errEntryInvalid)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("%w %q: wrong number of sections %d", errEntryInvalid, entry, len(sections))
 	}
 
 	return sections[0], sections[1], nil
 }
 
-func parseOptions(querySection string) (baseQuery string, options []svrquery.Option, error error) {
+// parseOptions parses querySection returning the baseQuery and query options.
+func parseOptions(querySection string) (baseQuery string, options []svrquery.Option, err error) {
 	options = make([]svrquery.Option, 0)
 	protocolSections := strings.Split(querySection, ",")
 	for i := 1; i < len(protocolSections); i++ {
@@ -202,6 +233,7 @@ func parseOptions(querySection string) (baseQuery string, options []svrquery.Opt
 			return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("key value pair invalid: %v", keyVal)
 
 		}
+
 		// Only support key at the moment.
 		switch strings.ToLower(keyVal[0]) {
 		case "key":
diff --git a/cmd/cli/main.go b/cmd/cli/main.go
index 15ad762..d8e0c46 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	if *file != "" {
 		// Use bulk file mode
-		if err := queryBulk(*file); err != nil {
+		if err := queryBulk(*file, os.Stdout); err != nil {
 			l.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/lib/svrquery/bulk_client.go b/lib/svrquery/bulk_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fc2782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/svrquery/bulk_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package svrquery
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/multiplay/go-svrquery/lib/svrquery/protocol"
+)
+
+// BulkClient is a client which can be reused with multiple requests.
+type BulkClient struct {
+	client *Client
+}
+
+// NewBulkClient creates a new client with no protocol or
+func NewBulkClient(options ...Option) (*BulkClient, error) {
+	c := &Client{
+		network: DefaultNetwork,
+		timeout: DefaultTimeout,
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range options {
+		if err := o(c); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &BulkClient{client: c}, nil
+}
+
+// Query runs a query against addr with proto and options.
+func (b *BulkClient) Query(proto, addr string, options ...Option) (protocol.Responser, error) {
+	f, err := protocol.Get(proto)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range options {
+		if err := o(b.client); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	b.client.Queryer = f(b.client)
+
+	if b.client.ua, err = net.ResolveUDPAddr(b.client.network, addr); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if b.client.c, err = net.DialUDP(b.client.network, nil, b.client.ua); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return b.client.Query()
+}