diff --git a/lib/scrypt-async.js b/lib/scrypt-async.js
index c9433fb..60db16d 100644
--- a/lib/scrypt-async.js
+++ b/lib/scrypt-async.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var max_workers = cpu_count - 1;
 var pool = pool = new gp.Pool({
 	name: 'scrypt-worker'
 	,create: function(callback) {
-		var worker = fork(__dirname + '/scrypt-async-worker.js');
+		var worker = fork(__dirname + '/scrypt-async-worker.js',{execArgv:[]});
 		worker.controlledExit = false;
 		worker.on('exit',function(){
 			if (!worker.controlledExit) {
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ module.exports = function scryptAsync(password, salt, options, callback) {
 
 		worker.send(args);
 	});
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};