diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 11602ec..e9e5c8a 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import threading
 import traceback
 import queue
 #import multiprocessing
+import multiprocessing as mp 
+mp.set_start_method('fork')
+
 
 #Workaround for zmq being a java package and having priority for import over python zmq package
 from importlib._bootstrap import _load