diff --git a/guestfs-inspectd.c b/guestfs-inspectd.c
index 2bdb3fe..6c17ad3 100644
--- a/guestfs-inspectd.c
+++ b/guestfs-inspectd.c
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         break;
       }
     }
+
+    // TODO: REMOVE
+    if (!worker) {
+      worker = worker_map[0].worker;
+    }
+    // TODO: REMOVE
+
     if (worker) {
       zmsg_send(&msg, zactor_sock(worker));
     } else {