diff --git a/src/solver/rollQueue.ts b/src/solver/rollQueue.ts
index 5f28caf..2d8f8db 100644
--- a/src/solver/rollQueue.ts
+++ b/src/solver/rollQueue.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ const handleRollWorker = async (rq: QueuedRoll) => {
 		}
 	}, config.limits.workerTimeout);
 
-	rollWorker.postMessage({
-		rollCmd: rq.rollCmd,
-		modifiers: rq.modifiers,
-	});
-
 	rollWorker.addEventListener('message', async (workerMessage) => {
+		if (workerMessage.data === 'ready') {
+			rollWorker.postMessage({
+				rollCmd: rq.rollCmd,
+				modifiers: rq.modifiers,
+			});
+			return;
+		}
 		let apiErroredOut = false;
 		try {
 			currentWorkers--;
diff --git a/src/solver/rollWorker.ts b/src/solver/rollWorker.ts
index 66062b1..9be7dde 100644
--- a/src/solver/rollWorker.ts
+++ b/src/solver/rollWorker.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { parseRoll } from './parser.ts';
 
+// Alert rollQueue that this worker is ready
+self.postMessage('ready');
+
+// Handle the roll
 self.onmessage = async (e: any) => {
 	const payload = e.data;
 	const returnmsg = parseRoll(payload.rollCmd, payload.modifiers) || {