diff --git a/lib/qless/worker/forking.rb b/lib/qless/worker/forking.rb
index c55d3fe5..49b561e6 100644
--- a/lib/qless/worker/forking.rb
+++ b/lib/qless/worker/forking.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ def run
 
             # Wait for any child to kick the bucket
             pid, status = Process.wait2
+            # only care about processes we spawned
+            next unless @sandboxes[pid]
+
             code, sig = status.exitstatus, status.stopsig
             log((code == 0 ? :info : :warn),
               "Worker process #{pid} died with #{code} from signal (#{sig})")
diff --git a/spec/integration/workers/forking_spec.rb b/spec/integration/workers/forking_spec.rb
index 6b49d4c3..b541325c 100644
--- a/spec/integration/workers/forking_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/workers/forking_spec.rb
@@ -166,6 +166,26 @@ def self.perform(job)
       expect(words).to eq %w[ after_fork job job job ]
     end
 
+    it 'handles forks in calling code' do
+      childs_pre_fork, childs_post_fork = nil, nil
+      run_worker_concurrently_with(worker) do
+        # wait until worker forked childs boot up
+        loop do
+          break if worker.children.size > 0
+          sleep 0.1
+        end
+        childs_pre_fork = worker.children
+        fork{ sleep 0.1};
+        # Make sure we don't spawn extra worker processes for the
+        # non worker child that just exited.
+        # How to test for this without making it
+        # tied to the implementation nor sleeping for an arbitrary amount of time?
+        sleep 1
+        childs_post_fork = worker.children
+      end
+      expect(childs_post_fork).to eq childs_pre_fork
+    end
+
     context 'when a job times out', :uses_threads do
       it 'fails the job with an error containing the job backtrace' do
         pending('I do not think this is actually the desired behavior')