diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index 3423c44815..70e7fa7a0c 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@ import os
 from collections import defaultdict
 import re
 import subprocess
-import requests  # URL checking
+import requests  # NVD database download
 import json
 import ijson
 import distutils.version
 import time
 import gzip
 import sys
-from multiprocessing import Pool
 
 sys.path.append('utils/')
 from getdeveloperlib import parse_developers  # noqa: E402
@@ -499,26 +498,30 @@ def package_init_make_info():
             Package.all_ignored_cves[pkgvar] = value.split()
 
 
-def check_url_status_worker(url, url_status):
-    if url_status[0] == 'ok':
-        try:
-            url_status_code = requests.head(url, timeout=30).status_code
-            if url_status_code >= 400:
-                return ("error", "invalid {}".format(url_status_code))
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
-            return ("error", "invalid (err)")
-        return ("ok", "valid")
-    return url_status
+async def check_url_status(session, pkg, retry=True):
+    try:
+        async with session.get(pkg.url) as resp:
+            if resp.status >= 400:
+                pkg.status['url'] = ("error", "invalid {}".format(resp.status))
+                return
+    except (aiohttp.ClientError, asyncio.TimeoutError):
+        if retry:
+            return await check_url_status(session, pkg, retry=False)
+        else:
+            pkg.status['url'] = ("error", "invalid (err)")
+            return
+
+    pkg.status['url'] = ("ok", "valid")
 
 
-def check_package_urls(packages):
-    pool = Pool(processes=64)
-    for pkg in packages:
-        pkg.url_worker = pool.apply_async(check_url_status_worker, (pkg.url, pkg.status['url']))
-    for pkg in packages:
-        pkg.status['url'] = pkg.url_worker.get(timeout=3600)
-        del pkg.url_worker
-    pool.terminate()
+async def check_package_urls(packages):
+    tasks = []
+    connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(limit_per_host=5)
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=connector, trust_env=True) as sess:
+        packages = [p for p in packages if p.status['url'][0] == 'ok']
+        for pkg in packages:
+            tasks.append(check_url_status(sess, pkg))
+        await asyncio.wait(tasks)
 
 
 def check_package_latest_version_set_status(pkg, status, version, identifier):
@@ -1068,7 +1071,8 @@ def __main__():
         pkg.set_url()
         pkg.set_developers(developers)
     print("Checking URL status")
-    check_package_urls(packages)
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop.run_until_complete(check_package_urls(packages))
     print("Getting latest versions ...")
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     loop.run_until_complete(check_package_latest_version(packages))