diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/client.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/client.ts
index 2e9acaff33f2..3a12d733e03e 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/client.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class SnapshotClient {
       this.testFile = this.test!.file!.filepath
       this.snapshotState = new SnapshotState(
         resolveSnapshotPath(this.testFile),
-        process.__vitest_worker__!.config.snapshotOptions,
+        __vitest_worker__!.config.snapshotOptions,
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/mocker.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/mocker.ts
index f83c2f86134f..3a20d0ec18f3 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/mocker.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/mocker.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class VitestMocker {
   }
 
   public getSuiteFilepath() {
-    return process.__vitest_worker__?.filepath || 'global'
+    return __vitest_worker__?.filepath || 'global'
   }
 
   public getMocks() {
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/context.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/context.ts
index 99021b648c32..a4eaed40f2f5 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/context.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/context.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ export async function runWithSuite(suite: SuiteCollector, fn: (() => Awaitable<v
 }
 
 export function getDefaultTestTimeout() {
-  return process.__vitest_worker__!.config!.testTimeout
+  return __vitest_worker__!.config!.testTimeout
 }
 
 export function getDefaultHookTimeout() {
-  return process.__vitest_worker__!.config!.hookTimeout
+  return __vitest_worker__!.config!.hookTimeout
 }
 
 export function withTimeout<T extends((...args: any[]) => any)>(fn: T, _timeout?: number): T {
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/entry.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/entry.ts
index 0a01691d2869..cad96f36d89d 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/entry.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/entry.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ export async function run(files: string[], config: ResolvedConfig): Promise<void
     if (!['node', 'jsdom', 'happy-dom'].includes(env))
       throw new Error(`Unsupported environment: ${env}`)
 
-    process.__vitest_worker__.filepath = file
+    __vitest_worker__.filepath = file
 
     await withEnv(env as BuiltinEnvironment, config.environmentOptions || {}, async() => {
       await startTests([file], config)
     })
 
-    process.__vitest_worker__.filepath = undefined
+    __vitest_worker__.filepath = undefined
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/rpc.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/rpc.ts
index 900bff38271b..f466b3019193 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/rpc.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const rpc = () => {
-  return process.__vitest_worker__!.rpc
+  return __vitest_worker__!.rpc
 }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts
index d92145981a14..c87a216d932e 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function runTest(test: Test) {
 
   getSnapshotClient().setTest(test)
 
-  process.__vitest_worker__.current = test
+  __vitest_worker__.current = test
 
   try {
     await callSuiteHook(test.suite, 'beforeEach', [test, test.suite])
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export async function runTest(test: Test) {
 
   test.result.duration = performance.now() - start
 
-  process.__vitest_worker__.current = undefined
+  __vitest_worker__.current = undefined
 
   updateTask(test)
 }
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export async function startTests(paths: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) {
 }
 
 export function clearModuleMocks() {
-  const { clearMocks, mockReset, restoreMocks } = process.__vitest_worker__.config
+  const { clearMocks, mockReset, restoreMocks } = __vitest_worker__.config
 
   // since each function calls another, we can just call one
   if (restoreMocks)
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/setup.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/setup.ts
index 2ca5dccbee07..7b7f9cefe065 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/setup.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function setupConsoleLogSpy() {
       rpc().onUserConsoleLog({
         type: 'stdout',
         content: String(data),
-        taskId: process.__vitest_worker__.current?.id,
+        taskId: __vitest_worker__.current?.id,
         time: Date.now(),
       })
       callback()
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function setupConsoleLogSpy() {
       rpc().onUserConsoleLog({
         type: 'stderr',
         content: String(data),
-        taskId: process.__vitest_worker__.current?.id,
+        taskId: __vitest_worker__.current?.id,
         time: Date.now(),
       })
       callback()
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function runSetupFiles(config: ResolvedConfig) {
   const files = toArray(config.setupFiles)
   await Promise.all(
     files.map(async(file) => {
-      process.__vitest_worker__.moduleCache.delete(file)
+      __vitest_worker__.moduleCache.delete(file)
       await import(file)
     }),
   )
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/worker.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/worker.ts
index 0c2ce10415d8..d788c16b0f9a 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/worker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
-import type { BirpcReturn } from 'birpc'
 import { createBirpc } from 'birpc'
-import type { ModuleCache, ResolvedConfig, Test, WorkerContext, WorkerRPC } from '../types'
+import type { ModuleCache, ResolvedConfig, WorkerContext, WorkerGlobalState, WorkerRPC } from '../types'
 import { distDir } from '../constants'
 import { executeInViteNode } from '../node/execute'
 import { rpc } from './rpc'
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ let _viteNode: {
   run: (files: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) => Promise<void>
   collect: (files: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) => Promise<void>
 }
+let __vitest_worker__: WorkerGlobalState
 const moduleCache: Map<string, ModuleCache> = new Map()
 const mockMap = {}
 
@@ -53,14 +53,15 @@ async function startViteNode(ctx: WorkerContext) {
 }
 
 function init(ctx: WorkerContext) {
-  if (process.__vitest_worker__ && ctx.config.threads && ctx.config.isolate)
-    throw new Error(`worker for ${ctx.files.join(',')} already initialized by ${process.__vitest_worker__.ctx.files.join(',')}. This is probably an internal bug of Vitest.`)
+  if (__vitest_worker__ && ctx.config.threads && ctx.config.isolate)
+    throw new Error(`worker for ${ctx.files.join(',')} already initialized by ${__vitest_worker__.ctx.files.join(',')}. This is probably an internal bug of Vitest.`)
 
   process.stdout.write('\0')
 
   const { config, port } = ctx
 
-  process.__vitest_worker__ = {
+  // @ts-expect-error I know what I am doing :P
+  globalThis.__vitest_worker__ = {
     ctx,
     moduleCache,
     config,
@@ -92,16 +93,5 @@ export async function run(ctx: WorkerContext) {
 }
 
 declare global {
-  namespace NodeJS {
-    interface Process {
-      __vitest_worker__: {
-        ctx: WorkerContext
-        config: ResolvedConfig
-        rpc: BirpcReturn<WorkerRPC>
-        current?: Test
-        filepath?: string
-        moduleCache: Map<string, ModuleCache>
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  let __vitest_worker__: import('vitest').WorkerGlobalState
 }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/types/worker.ts b/packages/vitest/src/types/worker.ts
index acd76cd5d1a0..8d326adc257e 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/types/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/types/worker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type { MessagePort } from 'worker_threads'
-import type { FetchFunction, RawSourceMap, ViteNodeResolveId } from 'vite-node'
+import type { FetchFunction, ModuleCache, RawSourceMap, ViteNodeResolveId } from 'vite-node'
+import type { BirpcReturn } from 'birpc'
 import type { ResolvedConfig } from './config'
-import type { File, TaskResultPack } from './tasks'
+import type { File, TaskResultPack, Test } from './tasks'
 import type { SnapshotResult } from './snapshot'
 import type { UserConsoleLog } from './general'
 
@@ -27,3 +28,12 @@ export interface WorkerRPC {
 
   snapshotSaved: (snapshot: SnapshotResult) => void
 }
+
+export interface WorkerGlobalState {
+  ctx: WorkerContext
+  config: ResolvedConfig
+  rpc: BirpcReturn<WorkerRPC>
+  current?: Test
+  filepath?: string
+  moduleCache: Map<string, ModuleCache>
+}