diff --git a/executables/main_ru.c b/executables/main_ru.c
index f98ea602c1..5a3629d877 100644
--- a/executables/main_ru.c
+++ b/executables/main_ru.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 #include <executables/split_headers.h>
 #include <targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h>
+#include <executables/thread-common.h>
 
 static int DEFBANDS[] = {7};
 static int DEFENBS[] = {0};
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ void wait_eNBs(void){ return; }
 
 uint64_t                 downlink_frequency[MAX_NUM_CCs][4];
 
+
 int main ( int argc, char **argv )
 {
 
@@ -310,6 +312,8 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv )
   ru->att_rx                            = *(RUParamList.paramarray[j][RU_ATT_RX_IDX].uptr);
 
 
+  set_worker_conf("WORKER_ENABLE");
+
   mlockall(MCL_CURRENT | MCL_FUTURE);
   pthread_cond_init(&sync_cond,NULL);
   pthread_mutex_init(&sync_mutex, NULL);