diff --git a/impress.js b/impress.js
index cb6e89cb..1ed9ae5f 100644
--- a/impress.js
+++ b/impress.js
@@ -100,20 +100,29 @@ const startWorker = async (app, kind, port, id = ++impress.lastWorkerId) => {
     },
 
     invoke: async (msg) => {
-      const { status, port, exclusive } = msg;
-      if (status === 'done') return void app.pool.release(worker);
-      const promisedThread = exclusive ? app.pool.capture() : app.pool.next();
-      const next = await promisedThread.catch(() => {
-        const error = new Error('No thread available');
-        port.postMessage({ name: 'error', error });
+      const { from, to, exclusive } = msg;
+      if (to) {
+        const back = app.threads.get(to);
+        return void back.postMessage(msg);
+      }
+      const promised = exclusive ? app.pool.capture() : app.pool.next();
+      const next = await promised.catch(() => {
+        const error = { message: 'No thread available' };
+        const back = app.threads.get(from);
+        const data = { id, status: 'error', error };
+        back.postMessage({ name: 'invoke', to: from, data });
         return null;
       });
       if (!next) return;
-      next.postMessage(msg, [port]);
+      next.postMessage(msg);
+    },
+
+    release: () => {
+      app.pool.release(worker);
     },
 
-    terminate: (msg) => {
-      process.emit('TERMINATE', msg.code);
+    terminate: ({ code }) => {
+      process.emit('TERMINATE', code);
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/lib/deps.js b/lib/deps.js
index 81fa996a..e0d1851b 100644
--- a/lib/deps.js
+++ b/lib/deps.js
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ node.StringDecoder = node['string_decoder'];
 node.perfHooks = node['perf_hooks'];
 node.asyncHooks = node['async_hooks'];
 node.fsp = node.fs.promises;
-node.timers.promises = require('node:timers/promises');
+if (!node.timers.promises) {
+  node.timers.promises = require('node:timers/promises');
+}
 
 Object.freeze(node);
 Object.freeze(npm);
diff --git a/lib/worker.js b/lib/worker.js
index 4c8f113a..13a79690 100644
--- a/lib/worker.js
+++ b/lib/worker.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { node, metarhia, notLoaded, wt } = require('./deps.js');
-const { MessageChannel, parentPort, threadId, workerData } = wt;
+const { parentPort, threadId, workerData } = wt;
 
 const application = require('./application.js');
 
@@ -22,17 +22,21 @@ process.on('warning', logError('warning'));
 process.on('uncaughtException', logError('uncaughtException'));
 process.on('unhandledRejection', logError('unhandledRejection'));
 
+let callId = 0;
+const calls = new Map();
+
 const invoke = async ({ method, args, exclusive = false }) => {
-  const { port1: port, port2 } = new MessageChannel();
-  const data = { method, args };
-  const msg = { name: 'invoke', exclusive, data, port };
+  const id = ++callId;
+  const data = { type: 'call', id, method, args };
+  const msg = { name: 'invoke', from: threadId, exclusive, data };
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    port2.on('message', ({ error, data }) => {
-      port2.close();
+    const handler = ({ error, result }) => {
+      calls.delete(id);
       if (error) reject(error);
-      else resolve(data);
-    });
-    parentPort.postMessage(msg, [port]);
+      else resolve(result);
+    };
+    calls.set(id, handler);
+    parentPort.postMessage(msg);
   });
 };
 
@@ -48,34 +52,36 @@ const handlers = {
     process.exit(0);
   },
 
-  invoke: async ({ exclusive, data, port }) => {
-    const { method, args } = data;
+  invoke: async ({ from, to, exclusive, data }) => {
+    if (to) {
+      const { id, status, error, result } = data;
+      const handler = calls.get(id);
+      const err = status === 'error' ? new Error(error.message) : null;
+      return void handler({ error: err, result });
+    }
     const { sandbox, config } = application;
+    const msg = { name: 'invoke', to: from };
+    const { timeout } = config.server.workers;
+    const { id, method, args } = data;
     const handler = metarhia.metautil.namespaceByPath(sandbox, method);
     if (!handler) {
-      const error = new Error('Handler not found');
-      return void port.postMessage({ name: 'error', error });
+      const error = { message: 'Handler not found' };
+      const data = { id, status: 'error', error };
+      return void parentPort.postMessage({ ...msg, data });
     }
-    const msg = { name: 'invoke', status: 'done' };
-    const { timeout } = config.server.workers;
     try {
-      let result;
-      if (timeout) {
-        const ac = new AbortController();
-        result = await Promise.race([
-          metarhia.metautil.timeout(timeout, ac.signal),
-          handler(args),
-        ]);
-        ac.abort();
-      } else {
-        result = await handler(args);
-      }
-      port.postMessage({ ...msg, data: result });
-    } catch (error) {
-      port.postMessage({ name: 'error', error });
-      application.console.error(error.stack);
+      let promise = handler(args);
+      if (timeout) promise = metarhia.metautil.timeoutify(promise, timeout);
+      const result = await promise;
+      const data = { id, status: 'done', result };
+      parentPort.postMessage({ ...msg, data });
+    } catch (err) {
+      const error = { message: err.message };
+      const data = { id, status: 'error', error };
+      parentPort.postMessage({ ...msg, data });
+      application.console.error(err.stack);
     } finally {
-      if (exclusive) parentPort.postMessage(msg);
+      if (exclusive) parentPort.postMessage({ name: 'release' });
     }
   },
 };