diff --git a/checker/collector_wellknown.go b/checker/collector_wellknown.go
index 759f662..06b8361 100644
--- a/checker/collector_wellknown.go
+++ b/checker/collector_wellknown.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 // ObservationKeyWellKnown is the Extensions[] key under which
@@ -54,16 +55,31 @@ func (wellknownCollector) Collect(ctx context.Context, t Target) (any, error) {
 	defer cleanup()
 	client := &http.Client{Transport: transport}
 
-	out := WellKnownData{URIs: make(map[string]WellKnownProbe, 2)}
-
+	// The two URIs are independent requests to the same host, so probe them
+	// concurrently. Each goroutine writes its own variable; the map is
+	// assembled after both finish, so no locking is needed.
+	var robots, securityTxt WellKnownProbe
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(2)
 	// robots.txt: presence and status are all the (future) rule needs.
-	out.URIs["/robots.txt"] = WellKnownProbe{
-		PathProbe: fetchHTTPSPath(ctx, client, t.Host, "/robots.txt", t.UserAgent, 64<<10),
-	}
-
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		robots = WellKnownProbe{
+			PathProbe: fetchHTTPSPath(ctx, client, t.Host, "/robots.txt", t.UserAgent, 64<<10),
+		}
+	}()
 	// security.txt: read the body so the rule can tell a genuine RFC 9116
 	// file from a soft-404 page that merely returns 200.
-	out.URIs["/.well-known/security.txt"] = fetchSecurityTxt(ctx, client, t.Host, "/.well-known/security.txt", t.UserAgent, 64<<10)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		securityTxt = fetchSecurityTxt(ctx, client, t.Host, "/.well-known/security.txt", t.UserAgent, 64<<10)
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	out := WellKnownData{URIs: map[string]WellKnownProbe{
+		"/robots.txt":               robots,
+		"/.well-known/security.txt": securityTxt,
+	}}
 
 	return &out, nil
 }