diff --git a/python-for-android/dists/kolibri/src/main/java/org/learningequality/Kolibri/TaskworkerWorkerService.java b/python-for-android/dists/kolibri/src/main/java/org/learningequality/Kolibri/TaskworkerWorkerService.java
index 599ad417..d5cd3489 100644
--- a/python-for-android/dists/kolibri/src/main/java/org/learningequality/Kolibri/TaskworkerWorkerService.java
+++ b/python-for-android/dists/kolibri/src/main/java/org/learningequality/Kolibri/TaskworkerWorkerService.java
@@ -32,10 +32,4 @@ public void onCreate() {
                 new File(context.getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir)
         );
     }
-    @Override
-    public void onDestroy() {
-        super.onDestroy();
-        // When the service exits, call System.exit to teardown the process.
-        System.exit(0);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 135fa73b..8ff666cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-cython
+cython~=0.29
 virtualenv
-git+https://github.com/learningequality/python-for-android@5621e3f7223fe73fdc3522874affa66a0c482f5e#egg=python-for-android
+git+https://github.com/learningequality/python-for-android@6afd747999d5252839e79f498bd237743a1ca98b#egg=python-for-android
diff --git a/src/taskworker.py b/src/taskworker.py
index 2f978525..1aef7e0a 100644
--- a/src/taskworker.py
+++ b/src/taskworker.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import logging
-from os import environ
 
 import initialization  # noqa: F401 keep this first, to ensure we're set up for other imports
 from kolibri.main import initialize
 
-logging.info("Starting Kolibri task worker")
+import __main__
 
-initialize(skip_update=True)
+job_id = __main__.PYTHON_WORKER_ARGUMENT
+
+logging.info("Starting Kolibri task worker, for job {}".format(job_id))
 
-job_id = environ.get("PYTHON_WORKER_ARGUMENT", "")
+initialize(skip_update=True)
 
 # Import this after we have initialized Kolibri
 from kolibri.core.tasks.worker import execute_job  # noqa: E402
 
 execute_job(job_id)
+
+logging.info("Ending Kolibri task worker, for job {}".format(job_id))