diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 027b2d9..21acb28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "deno-http-worker",
-  "version": "0.0.15",
+  "version": "0.0.16",
   "description": "",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
-    "lint" : "eslint . && npm run lint:deno-bootstrap && npm run lint:deno-test-files",
+    "lint": "eslint . && npm run lint:deno-bootstrap && npm run lint:deno-test-files",
     "lint:deno-bootstrap": "cd deno-bootstrap && deno lint",
     "lint:deno-test-files": "cd src/test && deno lint",
     "build": "tsc --build",
diff --git a/src/DenoHTTPWorker.test.ts b/src/DenoHTTPWorker.test.ts
index 3c42f2c..794703a 100644
--- a/src/DenoHTTPWorker.test.ts
+++ b/src/DenoHTTPWorker.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { DenoHTTPWorker, newDenoHTTPWorker } from "./index.js";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 import { Worker } from "worker_threads";
+import { SpawnOptions, spawn } from "child_process";
 
 // Uncomment this if you want to debug serial test execution
 // const it = _it.concurrent;
@@ -71,6 +72,29 @@ describe("DenoHTTPWorker", { timeout: 1000 }, () => {
     worker.terminate();
   });
 
+  it("alternate spawnFunc can be provided", async () => {
+    let firstArg: string = "";
+    const worker = await newDenoHTTPWorker(
+      `
+        export default { async fetch (req: Request): Promise<Response> {
+          let headers = {};
+          for (let [key, value] of req.headers.entries()) {
+            headers[key] = value;
+          }
+          return Response.json({ ok: req.url, headers: headers })
+        } }
+      `,
+      {
+        spawnFunc: (command: string, args: string[], options: SpawnOptions) => {
+          firstArg = args[0] as string;
+          return spawn(command, args, options);
+        },
+      }
+    );
+    expect(firstArg).toEqual("run");
+    worker.terminate();
+  });
+
   it("dont crash on socket removal", async () => {
     const worker = await newDenoHTTPWorker(
       `
@@ -104,9 +128,11 @@ describe("DenoHTTPWorker", { timeout: 1000 }, () => {
       { printOutput: true }
     );
     for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      const json = await jsonRequest(worker, "https://localhost/hello?isee=you", {
-        headers: { accept: "application/json" },
-      });
+      const json = await jsonRequest(
+        worker,
+        "https://localhost/hello?isee=you",
+        { headers: { accept: "application/json" } }
+      );
       expect(json).toEqual({
         ok: "https://localhost/hello?isee=you",
         headers: { accept: "application/json" },
diff --git a/src/DenoHTTPWorker.ts b/src/DenoHTTPWorker.ts
index 1449890..f7e4cff 100644
--- a/src/DenoHTTPWorker.ts
+++ b/src/DenoHTTPWorker.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path, { resolve } from "node:path";
-import { ChildProcess, spawn, SpawnOptions } from "node:child_process";
+import { spawn, SpawnOptions } from "node:child_process";
 import { Readable } from "node:stream";
 import readline from "node:readline";
 import http from "node:http";
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@ interface OnExitListener {
   (exitCode: number, signal: string): void;
 }
 
+interface MinimalChildProcess {
+  stdout: Readable | null;
+  stderr: Readable | null;
+  readonly pid?: number | undefined;
+  readonly exitCode: number | null;
+  kill(signal?: NodeJS.Signals | number): boolean;
+  on(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
+  on(
+    event: "close",
+    listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void
+  ): this;
+  on(event: "disconnect", listener: () => void): this;
+  on(event: "error", listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+  on(
+    event: "exit",
+    listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void
+  ): this;
+  on(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): this;
+}
+
 export interface DenoWorkerOptions {
   /**
    * The path to the executable that should be use when spawning the subprocess.
@@ -66,7 +86,16 @@ export interface DenoWorkerOptions {
   /**
    * Callback that is called when the process is spawned.
    */
-  onSpawn?: (process: ChildProcess) => void;
+  onSpawn?: (process: MinimalChildProcess) => void;
+
+  /**
+   * Provide an alternative spawn functions. Defaults to child_process.spawn.
+   */
+  spawnFunc: (
+    command: string,
+    args: string[],
+    options: SpawnOptions
+  ) => MinimalChildProcess;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -83,6 +112,7 @@ export const newDenoHTTPWorker = async (
     printCommandAndArguments: false,
     spawnOptions: {},
     printOutput: false,
+    spawnFunc: spawn,
     ...options,
   };
 
@@ -157,7 +187,7 @@ export const newDenoHTTPWorker = async (
         console.log("Spawning deno process:", [command, ...args]);
       }
 
-      const process = spawn(command, args, _options.spawnOptions);
+      const process = _options.spawnFunc(command, args, _options.spawnOptions);
       let running = false;
       let exited = false;
       let worker: DenoHTTPWorker | undefined = undefined;
@@ -251,7 +281,7 @@ export interface DenoHTTPWorker {
 
 class denoHTTPWorker {
   #onexitListeners: OnExitListener[];
-  #process: ChildProcess;
+  #process: MinimalChildProcess;
   #socketFile: string;
   #stderr: Readable;
   #stdout: Readable;
@@ -260,7 +290,7 @@ class denoHTTPWorker {
 
   constructor(
     socketFile: string,
-    process: ChildProcess,
+    process: MinimalChildProcess,
     stdout: Readable,
     stderr: Readable
   ) {