diff --git a/src/startup.ts b/src/startup.ts
index 71571a9f..33de513e 100644
--- a/src/startup.ts
+++ b/src/startup.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Server as MongoServer, Db } from 'mongodb';
 import { Server } from './server';
 import { ConsoleManager } from './console/console-manager';
 import { prepare } from './db-preparation';
+import * as cluster from 'cluster';
 
 let config: Modepress.IConfig | null = null;
 const args = yargs.argv;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ catch ( err ) {
 /**
  * initialization function to prep DB and servers
  */
-async function initialize() {
+export async function initialize() {
     info( `Attempting to connect to mongodb...` );
 
     const mongoServer = new MongoServer( config!.databaseHost, config!.databasePort, config!.databaseName );
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@ async function initialize() {
     new ConsoleManager().initialize();
 }
 
-// Start the server initialization
-initialize().catch(( err: Error ) => {
-    error( err.message ).then(() => process.exit() );
-} );
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+if ( cluster.isWorker ) {
+    // Start the server initialization
+    initialize().catch(( err: Error ) => {
+        error( err.message ).then(() => process.exit() );
+    } );
+}
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