diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index d408eb06eb..6fff747fb8 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ def sig_handler(signal, frame):
 
     signal_func(SIGINT, lambda s, f: sig_handler(s, f))
     signal_func(SIGTERM, lambda s, f: sig_handler(s, f))
-    mp = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
+    mp = multiprocessing.get_context("fork")
 
     for _ in range(workers):
         process = mp.Process(target=serve, kwargs=server_settings)