diff --git a/lib/kue.js b/lib/kue.js
index 39862e49..48c7e70a 100755
--- a/lib/kue.js
+++ b/lib/kue.js
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ Queue.prototype.process = function (type, n, fn) {
 
     while (n--) {
         var worker = new Worker(this, type).start(fn);
+        worker.id = [process.pid,type,self.workers.length+1].join('-');
         worker.on('error', function (err) {
             self.emit('error', err);
         });