diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/Executor.ts b/packages/tasq/src/Executor.ts
index 049f58b..7d34982 100644
--- a/packages/tasq/src/Executor.ts
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/Executor.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,29 @@
-import { ITask } from './ITask'
+import { IRequest } from './ITask'
 import cp from 'child_process'
 import { LinkedList } from './LinkedList'
 
 export interface IExecutor<T, R> {
-  execute(task: ITask<T>): Promise<R>
-  shutdown(): void
+  execute(task: IRequest<T>): Promise<R>
 }
 
 export type ExecutorFactory<T, R> = () => IExecutor<T, R>
 
 export class PromiseExecutor<T, R> implements IExecutor<T, R> {
-  constructor(readonly execute: (task: ITask<T>) => Promise<R>) {}
-  shutdown() {
-    // do nothing
-  }
+  constructor(readonly execute: (task: IRequest<T>) => Promise<R>) {}
 }
 
 class SubprocessExecutor<T, R> implements IExecutor<T, R> {
   process: cp.ChildProcess
 
   constructor(
-    protected sourceFile: string, protected taskQueue: LinkedList<ITask<T>>,
+    protected sourceFile: string, protected taskQueue: LinkedList<IRequest<T>>,
   ) {
     this.process = cp.fork(sourceFile)
   }
 
-  async execute(task: ITask<T>): Promise<R> {
+  async execute(task: IRequest<T>): Promise<R> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.process.on('status_' + task.id, message => {
+      this.process.once('response_' + task.id, message => {
         if (message.error) {
           reject(message.error)
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/ITask.ts b/packages/tasq/src/ITask.ts
index c60d904..d1e74be 100644
--- a/packages/tasq/src/ITask.ts
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/ITask.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-export interface ITask<T> {
-  readonly id: number
-  readonly definition: T
+export interface IRequest<T> {
+  id: number
+  params: T
 }
 
-export interface IResult<T> {
-  readonly id: number
-  readonly result: T
+export interface ISuccessMessage<T> {
+  id: number
+  result: T
+  type: 'success'
 }
+
+export interface IErrorMessage {
+  id: number
+  error: Error
+  type: 'error'
+}
+
+export type TResponse<T> = ISuccessMessage<T> | IErrorMessage
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/Messenger.ts b/packages/tasq/src/Messenger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5c11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/Messenger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import {IExecutor} from './Executor'
+import { IRequest, TResponse, IErrorMessage } from './ITask'
+
+export class Messenger<T, R> {
+  constructor(readonly executor: IExecutor<T, R>) {
+    if (!process.send) {
+      throw new Error('Messenger can only be used from a forked subprocess')
+    }
+
+    process.on('message', async (request: IRequest<T>) => {
+      try {
+        const result: R = await this.executor.execute(request)
+        const response: TResponse<R> = {id: request.id, result, type: 'success'}
+        process.send!('response_' + request.id, response)
+      } catch (error) {
+        const response: IErrorMessage = {id: request.id, error, type: 'error'}
+        process.send!('response_' + request.id, response)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  exit(code: number) {
+    process.exit(code)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.test.ts b/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.test.ts
index d300c06..9915865 100644
--- a/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.test.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ describe('TaskManager', () => {
       const te = new TaskManager<number, void>(
         1,
         () => new PromiseExecutor(async task => {
-          await delay(task.definition)
-          results.push(task.definition)
+          await delay(task.params)
+          results.push(task.params)
         }),
       )
       te.post(10)
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ describe('TaskManager', () => {
       const te = new TaskManager<number, void>(
         2,
         () => new PromiseExecutor(async task => {
-          await delay(task.definition)
-          results.push(task.definition)
+          await delay(task.params)
+          results.push(task.params)
         }),
       )
       te.post(100) // worker1
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ describe('TaskManager', () => {
       const te = new TaskManager<number, void>(
         2,
         () => new PromiseExecutor(async task => {
-          await delay(task.definition)
-          results.push(task.definition)
+          await delay(task.params)
+          results.push(task.params)
         }),
       )
       await Promise.all([
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ describe('TaskManager', () => {
       const te = new TaskManager<IParams, number>(
         2,
         () => new PromiseExecutor(async task => {
-          const {definition} = task
-          await delay(definition.delay)
-          return definition.a + definition.b
+          const {params} = task
+          await delay(params.delay)
+          return params.a + params.b
         }),
       )
     })
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ describe('TaskManager', () => {
     it('does not fail on error', async () => {
       const tm = new TaskManager<number, void>(2,
         () => new PromiseExecutor(async task => {
-          await delay(task.definition)
-          if (task.definition % 2 === 0) {
+          await delay(task.params)
+          if (task.params % 2 === 0) {
             throw new Error('Test error: ' + task.id)
           }
         }))
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.ts b/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.ts
index cf74af4..3ca92bb 100644
--- a/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.ts
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/TaskManager.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ import {LinkedList} from './LinkedList'
 import {Deferred} from './Deferred'
 import { Worker } from './Worker'
 import { ExecutorFactory } from './Executor'
-
-interface ITask<T> {
-  id: number
-  definition: T
-}
+import { IRequest } from './ITask'
 
 interface ITaskEventHandler {
   success: () => void
@@ -20,7 +16,7 @@ export interface ITaskManager<T> {
 }
 
 export class TaskManager<T, R> implements ITaskManager<T> {
-  protected taskQueue = new LinkedList<ITask<T>>()
+  protected taskQueue = new LinkedList<IRequest<T>>()
   protected workers: Set<Promise<void>> = new Set()
   protected deferredTasks = new Map<number, Deferred<R>>()
 
@@ -32,11 +28,11 @@ export class TaskManager<T, R> implements ITaskManager<T> {
   ) {
   }
 
-  async post(definition: T) {
+  async post(params: T) {
     const id = this.getNextTaskId()
     this.taskQueue.push({
       id,
-      definition,
+      params,
     })
 
     const deferred = new Deferred<R>()
@@ -59,16 +55,16 @@ export class TaskManager<T, R> implements ITaskManager<T> {
     const promise = new Worker(
       this.createExecutor(),
       this.taskQueue,
-      (err, result) => {
-        const deferred = this.deferredTasks.get(result.id)
+      response => {
+        const deferred = this.deferredTasks.get(response.id)
         if (!deferred) {
-          throw new Error('No deferred found for task id:' + result.id)
+          throw new Error('No deferred found for task id:' + response.id)
           return
         }
-        if (err) {
-          deferred.reject(err)
+        if (response.type === 'error') {
+          deferred.reject(response.error)
         } else {
-          deferred.resolve(result.result)
+          deferred.resolve(response.result)
         }
       },
     )
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/Worker.ts b/packages/tasq/src/Worker.ts
index 675b2c1..83e7d9d 100644
--- a/packages/tasq/src/Worker.ts
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/Worker.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import cp from 'child_process'
 import { LinkedList } from './LinkedList'
 import { IExecutor } from './Executor'
-import { IResult, ITask } from './ITask'
+import { IRequest, TResponse } from './ITask'
 
 export interface IWorker<T> {
   start(): Promise<void>
 }
 
-export type ICallback<R> = (err: Error | undefined, result: IResult<R>) => void
+export type ICallback<R> = (result: TResponse<R>) => void
 
 export class Worker<T, R> implements IWorker<T> {
   constructor(
     protected executor: IExecutor<T, R>,
-    protected taskQueue: LinkedList<ITask<T>>,
+    protected taskQueue: LinkedList<IRequest<T>>,
     protected callback: ICallback<R>,
   ) {
   }
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ export class Worker<T, R> implements IWorker<T> {
     while (task !== undefined) {
       try {
         const result = await this.executor.execute(task)
-        this.callback(undefined, {
+        this.callback({
           id: task.id,
           result,
+          type: 'success',
         })
       } catch (err) {
-        this.callback(err, {
+        this.callback({
           id: task.id,
-          result: {} as any,
+          error: err,
+          type: 'error',
         })
       }
       task = this.taskQueue.shift()
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/fork.ts b/packages/tasq/src/fork.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork-add.ts b/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork-add.ts
index dcf147b..222244c 100644
--- a/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork-add.ts
+++ b/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork-add.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import {ITask} from '../ITask'
+import { Messenger } from '../Messenger'
+import { IExecutor } from '../Executor'
+import { IRequest } from '../ITask'
 
-process.on('message', async (task: ITask<[number, number]>) => {
-  await new Promise(delay => {
-    delay(task.definition)
-    process.send!('status_' + task.id, {
-      id: task.id,
-      result: task.definition[0] + task.definition[1],
+const executor = new (class implements IExecutor<[number, number], number> {
+  async execute(task: IRequest<[number, number]>) {
+    await new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(resolve, 1)
     })
-  })
-})
+    return task.params[0] + task.params[1]
+  }
+})()
+
+export const messenger = new Messenger(executor)
diff --git a/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork.ts b/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d5d65e..0000000
--- a/packages/tasq/src/sample/fork.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-process.on('message', async task => {
-  process.send('message', 
-})