diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7157a057..59f3fdd8 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -258,10 +258,14 @@ class ThreadPool {
       workerInfo.markAsReady();
       // We need to emit the event in the next microtask, so that the user can
       // attach event listeners before the event is emitted.
-      queueMicrotask(() => this.publicInterface.emit('workerCreate', workerInfo.interface));
+      queueMicrotask(() => {
+        this.publicInterface.emit('workerCreate', workerInfo.interface);
+        this._onWorkerReady(workerInfo);
+      });
     } else {
       workerInfo.onReady(() => {
         this.publicInterface.emit('workerCreate', workerInfo.interface);
+        this._onWorkerReady(workerInfo);
       });
     }
 
@@ -425,8 +429,6 @@ class ThreadPool {
     //   return;
     // }
 
-    if (this.closingUp) return;
-
     let workers: PiscinaWorker[] | null = null;
     while ((this.taskQueue.size > 0 || this.skipQueue.length > 0)) {
       // The skipQueue will have tasks that we previously shifted off
@@ -614,6 +616,7 @@ class ThreadPool {
     //   this._maybeDrain();
     //   return ret;
     // }
+
     if (this.taskQueue.size > 0) {
       const totalCapacity = this.options.maxQueue + this.pendingCapacity();
       if (this.taskQueue.size >= totalCapacity) {
@@ -773,7 +776,7 @@ class ThreadPool {
       for (const workerInfo of this.workers) {
         checkIfWorkerIsDone(workerInfo);
 
-        workerInfo.port.on('message', () => checkIfWorkerIsDone(workerInfo));
+        this.workers.onTaskDone(checkIfWorkerIsDone);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/worker_pool/base.ts b/src/worker_pool/base.ts
index 59e2dfd4..3b322087 100644
--- a/src/worker_pool/base.ts
+++ b/src/worker_pool/base.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export abstract class AsynchronouslyCreatedResource {
       }
     }
 
+    isDestroyed () {
+      return this.ondestroyListeners === null;
+    }
+
     abstract currentUsage() : number;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/worker_pool/index.ts b/src/worker_pool/index.ts
index 045b2866..1650528e 100644
--- a/src/worker_pool/index.ts
+++ b/src/worker_pool/index.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ export class WorkerInfo extends AsynchronouslyCreatedResource {
       this.histogram = enableHistogram ? createHistogram() : null;
     }
 
+    get id (): number {
+      return this.worker.threadId;
+    }
+
     destroy () : void {
       if (this.terminating || this.destroyed) return;
 
diff --git a/test/histogram.ts b/test/histogram.ts
index 49625b0c..e14d6f29 100644
--- a/test/histogram.ts
+++ b/test/histogram.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ test('workers does not have histogram if disabled', async t => {
   let index = 0;
   // After each task the balancer is called to distribute the next task
   // The first task is distributed, the second is enqueued, once the first is done, the second is distributed and normalizes
-  t.plan((10 * 2) - 1);
+  t.plan(10 * 2);
   const pool = new Piscina({
     filename: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/eval.js'),
     maxThreads: 1,
diff --git a/test/thread-count.ts b/test/thread-count.ts
index 96d3bcf9..550db7aa 100644
--- a/test/thread-count.ts
+++ b/test/thread-count.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,43 @@
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { cpus } from 'node:os';
+import { once } from 'node:events';
 import Piscina from '..';
-import { cpus } from 'os';
 import { test } from 'tap';
-import { resolve } from 'path';
 
-test('will start with minThreads and max out at maxThreads', async ({ equal, rejects }) => {
+test('will start with minThreads and max out at maxThreads', { only: true }, async ({ equal, rejects }) => {
   const pool = new Piscina({
     filename: resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/eval.js'),
     minThreads: 2,
-    maxThreads: 4
+    maxThreads: 4,
+    concurrentTasksPerWorker: 1
+  });
+  let counter = 0;
+
+  pool.on('workerCreate', () => {
+    counter++;
   });
+
   equal(pool.threads.length, 2);
+
   rejects(pool.run('while(true) {}'));
-  equal(pool.threads.length, 2);
   rejects(pool.run('while(true) {}'));
-  equal(pool.threads.length, 2);
+
+  // #3
   rejects(pool.run('while(true) {}'));
-  equal(pool.threads.length, 3);
+  await once(pool, 'workerCreate');
+
+  // #4
   rejects(pool.run('while(true) {}'));
-  equal(pool.threads.length, 4);
+  await once(pool, 'workerCreate');
+
+  // #4 - as spawn does not happen synchronously anymore, we wait for the signal once more
   rejects(pool.run('while(true) {}'));
+  await once(pool, 'workerCreate');
+
   equal(pool.threads.length, 4);
   await pool.destroy();
+  equal(pool.threads.length, 0);
+  equal(counter, 4);
 });
 
 test('low maxThreads sets minThreads', async ({ equal }) => {