diff --git a/swingmusic/__main__.py b/swingmusic/__main__.py
index d0236a39..a4acb5fe 100644
--- a/swingmusic/__main__.py
+++ b/swingmusic/__main__.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def run(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def main():
     multiprocessing.freeze_support()
-    multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn")
+    multiprocessing.set_start_method("fork")
     run()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":