diff --git a/go/cmd/gitter/gitter.go b/go/cmd/gitter/gitter.go
index 93aa77bb826..02cfd8b4337 100644
--- a/go/cmd/gitter/gitter.go
+++ b/go/cmd/gitter/gitter.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	persistancePath = path.Join(defaultGitterWorkDir, persistanceFileName)
 	gitStorePath    = path.Join(defaultGitterWorkDir, gitStoreFileName)
 	fetchTimeout    time.Duration
+	semaphore       chan struct{}
 )
 
 const shutdownTimeout = 10 * time.Second
@@ -205,8 +206,11 @@ func main() {
 	port := flag.Int("port", 8888, "Listen port")
 	workDir := flag.String("work_dir", defaultGitterWorkDir, "Work directory")
 	flag.DurationVar(&fetchTimeout, "fetch_timeout", time.Hour, "Fetch timeout duration")
+	concurrentLimit := flag.Int("concurrent_limit", 100, "Concurrent limit for unique requests")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	semaphore = make(chan struct{}, *concurrentLimit)
+
 	persistancePath = path.Join(*workDir, persistanceFileName)
 	gitStorePath = path.Join(*workDir, gitStoreFileName)
 
@@ -296,6 +300,10 @@ func gitHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// the repo once, and always with force update.
 	// This is a tradeoff for simplicity to avoid having to setup locks per repo.
 	fileData, err, _ := g.Do(url, func() (any, error) {
+		semaphore <- struct{}{}
+		defer func() { <-semaphore }()
+		logger.DebugContext(ctx, "Concurrent processes", slog.Int("count", len(semaphore)))
+
 		return fetchBlob(ctx, url, forceUpdate)
 	})
 
diff --git a/go/cmd/gitter/gitter_test.go b/go/cmd/gitter/gitter_test.go
index 38cb7603209..88676bc5569 100644
--- a/go/cmd/gitter/gitter_test.go
+++ b/go/cmd/gitter/gitter_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ func TestGitHandler_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 	// but for this simple script we modify package globals.
 	gitStorePath = tmpDir
 	fetchTimeout = time.Minute
+	semaphore = make(chan struct{}, 100)
 	// Ensure lastFetch map is initialized
 	if lastFetch == nil {
 		loadMap()