diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index c8eaf65..0b5cd37 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
  *
  */
 
+var cp = require('child_process');
+var spawn = cp.spawn;
+var fork = cp.fork;
 
-var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 var EventEmitter = require('events');
 var busEmitter = new EventEmitter();
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ var bluetest = module.exports = function(options) {
 
   core.connectGatt = function() {
     logger.info('trying to connect using gatttool');
-    var gatt = spawn('gatttool',['-I']);
+    var gatt = fork('gatttool',['-I']);
     var cStr;
     gatt.on('error', function(err) {
       logger.error(err);