diff --git a/modules/deepbooru.py b/modules/deepbooru.py
index 8914662d..3c34ab7c 100644
--- a/modules/deepbooru.py
+++ b/modules/deepbooru.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def create_deepbooru_process(threshold, deepbooru_opts):
     the tags.
     """
     from modules import shared  # prevents circular reference
-    shared.deepbooru_process_manager = multiprocessing.Manager()
+    context = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
+    shared.deepbooru_process_manager = context.Manager()
     shared.deepbooru_process_queue = shared.deepbooru_process_manager.Queue()
     shared.deepbooru_process_return = shared.deepbooru_process_manager.dict()
     shared.deepbooru_process_return["value"] = -1