diff --git a/lib/worker/base.js b/lib/worker/base.js
index e6abb5334..f896a82d0 100644
--- a/lib/worker/base.js
+++ b/lib/worker/base.js
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ const run = async options => {
 				const loadedModule = await load(path);
 
 				if (typeof loadedModule === 'function') {
-					await loadedModule.apply(...options);
+					await loadedModule(...options);
 				} else if (typeof loadedModule.default === 'function') {
-					await loadedModule.default.apply(...options);
+					const { default: fn } = loadedModule;
+					await fn(...options);
 				} else {
 					channel.send({type: 'non-invokable-require-option'});
 				}