diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/StlPlayer.h b/DRAMSys/simulator/StlPlayer.h
index 4eb89af1..787f00d5 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/StlPlayer.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/StlPlayer.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #define STLPLAYER_H
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <array>
+#include <thread>
 #include "TracePlayer.h"
 
 struct LineContent
@@ -60,7 +63,9 @@ public:
               sc_time playerClk,
               TracePlayerListener *listener) :
         TracePlayer(name, listener),
-        file(pathToTrace)
+        file(pathToTrace),
+        currentBuffer(&lineContents[0]),
+        parseBuffer(&lineContents[1])
     {
         if (!file.is_open())
             SC_REPORT_FATAL(0, (std::string("Could not open trace ") + pathToTrace).c_str());
@@ -70,14 +75,25 @@ public:
         dataLength = Configuration::getInstance().getBytesPerBurst();
         lineCnt = 0;
 
+        currentBuffer->reserve(lineBufferSize);
+        parseBuffer->reserve(lineBufferSize);
+
         parseTraceFile();
+        lineIterator = currentBuffer->cend();
     }
 
+    ~StlPlayer()
+    {
+        if (parserThread.joinable())
+            parserThread.join();
+    }
+
+private:
     void parseTraceFile()
     {
         unsigned parsedLines = 0;
-        lineContents.clear();
-        while (file && !file.eof() && parsedLines < 10000)
+        parseBuffer->clear();
+        while (file && !file.eof() && parsedLines < lineBufferSize)
         {
             // Get a new line from the input file.
             std::getline(file, line);
@@ -87,8 +103,8 @@ public:
                 continue;
 
             parsedLines++;
-            lineContents.emplace_back();
-            LineContent &content = lineContents.back();
+            parseBuffer->emplace_back();
+            LineContent &content = parseBuffer->back();
 
             // Trace files MUST provide timestamp, command and address for every
             // transaction. The data information depends on the storage mode
@@ -155,16 +171,30 @@ public:
                     content.data.emplace_back((unsigned char)std::stoi(dataStr.substr(i * 2 + 2, 2).c_str(), nullptr, 16));
             }
         }
-        lineIterator = lineContents.cbegin();
     }
 
+    std::vector<LineContent>::const_iterator swapBuffers()
+    {
+        // Wait for parser to finish
+        if (parserThread.joinable())
+            parserThread.join();
+
+        // Swap buffers
+        std::swap(currentBuffer, parseBuffer);
+
+        // Start new parser thread
+        parserThread = std::thread(&StlPlayer<relative>::parseTraceFile, this);
+
+        return currentBuffer->cbegin();
+    }
+
+public:
     void nextPayload()
     {
-        if (lineIterator == lineContents.cend())
+        if (lineIterator == currentBuffer->cend())
         {
-            // Read new lines of file.
-            parseTraceFile();
-            if (lineIterator == lineContents.cend())
+            lineIterator = swapBuffers();
+            if (lineIterator == currentBuffer->cend())
             {
                 // The file is empty. Nothing more to do.
                 this->finish();
@@ -211,9 +241,15 @@ private:
     unsigned int dataLength;
     sc_time playerClk;  // May be different from the memory clock!
 
-    std::vector<LineContent> lineContents;
+    static constexpr unsigned lineBufferSize = 10000;
+
+    std::vector<LineContent> *currentBuffer;
+    std::vector<LineContent> *parseBuffer;
+    std::array<std::vector<LineContent>, 2> lineContents;
     std::vector<LineContent>::const_iterator lineIterator;
 
+    std::thread parserThread;
+
     std::string time;
     std::string command;
     std::string address;