diff --git a/lib/squash_repeater/configure.rb b/lib/squash_repeater/configure.rb
index 9484aa2..99c20d2 100644
--- a/lib/squash_repeater/configure.rb
+++ b/lib/squash_repeater/configure.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def initialize
         c.retry_delay = 30 # wait 30 seconds in between retries
 
         # NB: This relies on forking behaviour!
-        c.default_worker = Backburner::Workers::Forking
+        # NB: Both ::Simple and ::Forking seem to have a bug in them (https://github.com/nesquena/backburner/issues/93)
+        c.default_worker = Backburner::Workers::ThreadsOnFork
 
         #c.on_error = lambda { |ex| Airbrake.notify(ex) }  #FUTURE: Choose a better failure mode:
       end
diff --git a/lib/squash_repeater/version.rb b/lib/squash_repeater/version.rb
index 45e12c2..525402e 100644
--- a/lib/squash_repeater/version.rb
+++ b/lib/squash_repeater/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module SquashRepeater
-  VERSION = "0.1.6"
+  VERSION = "0.1.7"
 end