diff --git a/kojismokydingo/__init__.py b/kojismokydingo/__init__.py
index 3db17f4c..840c31d9 100644
--- a/kojismokydingo/__init__.py
+++ b/kojismokydingo/__init__.py
@@ -571,20 +571,20 @@ def bulk_load_tasks(
     :param results: mapping to store the results in. Default, produce
       a new dict
 
-    :raises NoSuchTask: if err is True and a task couldn'tb e loaded
+    :raises NoSuchTask: if err is True and a task couldn't be loaded
 
     :since: 1.0
     """
 
     results = {} if results is None else results
+    fn = partial(session.getTaskInfo, request=request, strict=False)
 
-    fn = partial(session.getTaskInfo, request=request)
-
-    for key, info in iter_bulk_load(session, fn, task_ids, False, size):
-        if err and not info:
-            raise NoSuchTask(key)
-        else:
-            results[key] = info
+    for key_chunk in chunkseq(task_ids, size):
+        for key, info in zip(key_chunk, fn(key_chunk)):
+            if err and not info:
+                raise NoSuchTask(key)
+            else:
+                results[key] = info
 
     return results
 
diff --git a/kojismokydingo/common.py b/kojismokydingo/common.py
index cece3c8d..af180d0a 100644
--- a/kojismokydingo/common.py
+++ b/kojismokydingo/common.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from fnmatch import fnmatchcase
 from functools import lru_cache
 from glob import glob
-from itertools import filterfalse
+from itertools import filterfalse, islice
 from operator import itemgetter
 from os.path import expanduser, isdir, join
 from typing import (
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "find_config_files",
     "get_plugin_config",
     "globfilter",
+    "ichunkseq",
     "load_full_config",
     "load_plugin_config",
     "merge_extend",
@@ -89,6 +90,38 @@ def chunkseq(
             offset in range(0, seqlen, chunksize))
 
 
+def ichunkseq(
+        seq: Iterable,
+        chunksize: int) -> Iterator[Iterable]:
+    """
+    Similar to chunkseq, but lazy. Note that each chunk must be
+    exhausted before beginning a new chunk, as the chunks will be
+    reading from the original sequence only when they themselves are
+    iterated over.
+
+    :param seq: a sequence to chunk up
+
+    :param chunksize: max length for chunks
+
+    :since: 2.1
+    """
+
+    it = iter(seq)
+    cs = chunksize - 1
+
+    def chunk(primer):
+        yield primer
+        yield from islice(it, cs)
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            primer = next(it)
+        except StopIteration:
+            break
+        else:
+            yield chunk(primer)
+
+
 def escapable_replace(
         orig: str,
         character: str,