diff --git a/ppss.sh b/ppss.sh
index 70b62df..4324b37 100755
--- a/ppss.sh
+++ b/ppss.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ SSH_SERVER=""                          # Remote server or 'master'.
 SSH_KEY=""                              # SSH key for ssh account.
 SSH_OPTS="-o BatchMode=yes -o ControlPath=/tmp/master-%r@%h:%p -o ControlMaster=auto -o ConnectTimeout=5"
 SSH_MASTER_PID=""
+ITEM_LOCK_DIR="PPSS_ITEM_LOCK_DIR"
 
 showusage () {
     
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ done
 # This function makes local and remote operation transparent.
 exec_cmd () { 
 
-    CMD="eval $1"
+    CMD="$1"
 
     if [ ! -z "$SSH_SERVER" ]
     then
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ init_vars () {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    exec_cmd "echo 0 > $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE"
+    echo 0 > $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE
 
     FIFO=$(pwd)/fifo-$RANDOM-$RANDOM
 
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ random_delay () {
 
 global_lock () {
 
-    exec_cmd "mkdir $GLOBAL_LOCK > /dev/null 2>&1"
+    mkdir $GLOBAL_LOCK > /dev/null 2>&1
     ERROR="$?"
 
     if [ ! "$ERROR" == "0" ]
@@ -495,12 +496,7 @@ get_global_lock () {
 
 release_global_lock () {
 
-    if [ ! -z "$SSH_SERVER" ]
-    then
-        exec_cmd "rm -rf $GLOBAL_LOCK"
-    else
-        rm -rf "$GLOBAL_LOCK"
-    fi
+    rm -rf "$GLOBAL_LOCK"
 }
 
 are_jobs_running () {
@@ -514,6 +510,27 @@ are_jobs_running () {
     fi
 }
 
+lock_item () {
+
+    ITEM="$1"
+    LOCK_FILE_NAME=`echo $ITEM | sed s/^\\\.//g |sed s/^\\\.\\\.//g | sed s/\\\///g`
+    ITEM_LOCK_FILE="$ITEM_LOCK_DIR/$LOCK_FILE_NAME"
+
+    exec_cmd "mkdir $ITEM_LOCK_FILE >> /dev/null 2>&1"
+    ERROR="$?"
+    return "$ERROR"
+}
+
+release_item () {
+
+    ITEM="$1"
+   
+    LOCK_FILE_NAME=`echo $ITEM` # | sed s/^\\.//g | sed s/^\\.\\.//g | sed s/\\\///g`
+    ITEM_LOCK_FILE="$ITEM_LOCK_DIR/$LOCK_FILE_NAME"
+
+    exec_cmd "rm -rf ./$ITEM_LOCK_FILE"
+}
+
 get_all_items () {
 
     count=0
@@ -576,7 +593,7 @@ get_item () {
     fi
 
     # This variable is used to walk thtough all array items.
-    ARRAY_POINTER=`exec_cmd "cat $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE"`
+    ARRAY_POINTER=`cat $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE`
 
     # Gives a status update on the current progress..
     PERCENT=`echo "100 * $ARRAY_POINTER / $SIZE_OF_ARRAY" | bc`
@@ -595,23 +612,31 @@ get_item () {
     if [ -z "$ITEM" ]
     then
         ((ARRAY_POINTER++))
-        exec_cmd "echo $ARRAY_POINTER > $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE"
+        echo $ARRAY_POINTER > $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE
         release_global_lock
         get_item
     else
         ((ARRAY_POINTER++))
-        exec_cmd "echo $ARRAY_POINTER > $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE"
-        release_global_lock
-        return 0
+        echo $ARRAY_POINTER > $ARRAY_POINTER_FILE
+        lock_item "$ITEM"
+        if [ ! "$?" == "0" ]
+        then
+            release_global_lock
+            log INFO "ITEM $ITEM is locked, get next"
+            get_item
+        else
+            release_global_lock
+            return 0
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
 start_single_worker () {
-    
+
     get_item
     ERROR=$?
     if [ ! "$ERROR" == "0" ]
-    then 
+    then
         log DEBUG "Item empty, we are probably almost finished."
         return 1
     else
@@ -631,26 +656,27 @@ commando () {
         ITEM="$SRC_DIR/$ITEM"
     fi
 
-    LOG_FILE_NAME=`echo $ITEM | sed s/^\\.//g | sed s/^\\.\\.//g | sed s/\\\///g`
+    LOG_FILE_NAME=`echo $ITEM | sed s/^\\\.//g | sed s/^\\\.\\\.//g | sed s/\\\///g`
     ITEM_LOG_FILE="$JOB_LOG_DIR/$LOG_FILE_NAME"
 
-    does_file_exist "./$ITEM_LOG_FILE"
+    does_file_exist "$ITEM_LOG_FILE"
     if [ "$?" == "0" ]
     then
         log DEBUG "Skipping item $ITEM - already processed." 
     else
         
-        EXECME='$COMMAND"$ITEM" > "./$ITEM_LOG_FILE" 2>&1'
+        EXECME='$COMMAND"$ITEM" > "$ITEM_LOG_FILE" 2>&1'
         eval "$EXECME"
+
+        release_item "$ITEM"
+
+        if [ ! -z "$SSH_SERVER" ]
+        then
+            scp -q $SSH_OPTS $SSH_KEY $ITEM_LOG_FILE $SSH_SERVER:~/$JOB_LOG_DIR 
+        fi
     fi
 
-    if [ ! -z "$SSH_SERVER" ]
-    then
-        #get_global_lock
-        scp -q $SSH_OPTS $SSH_KEY $ITEM_LOG_FILE $SSH_SERVER:~/$JOB_LOG_DIR &
-        #release_global_lock
-    fi
-
+    
     start_single_worker
     return $?
 }