diff --git a/software/software/apt_utils.py b/software/software/apt_utils.py
index 946fbfc5..5ae821d3 100644
--- a/software/software/apt_utils.py
+++ b/software/software/apt_utils.py
@@ -14,28 +14,28 @@ from software.exceptions import APTOSTreeCommandFail
 LOG = logging.getLogger('main_logger')
 
 
-def package_upload(feed_dir, sw_release, package):
+def package_list_upload(feed_dir, sw_release, package_list):
     """
     Upload a Debian package to an apt repository.
 
     :param feed_dir: apt package feed directory
     :param sw_release: Uploading patch release version (MM.mm.pp)
-    :param package: Debian package
+    :param package_list: Debian package list
     """
     try:
-        msg = "Uploading package: %s" % package
-        LOG.info(msg)
-
         subprocess.run(
             ["apt-ostree", "repo", "add",
              "--feed", str(feed_dir),
              "--release", constants.DEBIAN_RELEASE,
              "--component", sw_release,
-             package],
+             *package_list],
             check=True,
             capture_output=True)
+
+        LOG.info("package list uploaded")
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        msg = "Failed to upload package: %s" % package
+        packages = " ".join(package_list)
+        msg = "Failed to upload package list: %s" % packages
         info_msg = "\"apt-ostree repo add\" error: return code %s , Output: %s" \
                    % (e.returncode, e.stderr.decode("utf-8"))
         LOG.error(info_msg)
diff --git a/software/software/software_functions.py b/software/software/software_functions.py
index c62e893a..7adaea53 100644
--- a/software/software/software_functions.py
+++ b/software/software/software_functions.py
@@ -1014,10 +1014,26 @@ class PatchFile(object):
 
             # Upload the package to the apt repository
             deb_dir = os.scandir(tmpdir)
+            package_list = []
+            list_size = 25  # Number of files per group
+
             for deb in deb_dir:
-                apt_utils.package_upload(package_repo_dir,
-                                         sw_release,
-                                         os.path.join(tmpdir, deb.name))
+                deb_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, deb.name)
+                msg = "Adding package to upload list: %s" % deb_path
+                LOG.info(msg)
+                package_list.append(os.path.join(tmpdir, deb.name))
+                if len(package_list) == list_size:
+                    apt_utils.package_list_upload(package_repo_dir,
+                                                  sw_release,
+                                                  package_list)
+                    package_list = []
+
+            # send the rest of packages to be uploaded
+            if package_list:
+                apt_utils.package_list_upload(package_repo_dir,
+                                              sw_release,
+                                              package_list)
+
         except tarfile.TarError:
             msg = "Failed to extract the ostree tarball for %s" \
                   % sw_version