diff --git a/lib/worker.js b/lib/worker.js
index 1628ca6..fd9452d 100644
--- a/lib/worker.js
+++ b/lib/worker.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Worker.prototype.spawn = function(id){
   this.proc = spawn(
       node
     , this.master.cmd
-    , { customFds: customFds, env: env });
+    , { customFds: customFds, env: env, cwd: process.cwd() });
 
   // unix domain socket for ICP + fd passing
   this.sock = new net.Socket(fds[1], 'unix');