diff --git a/app/ledger.js b/app/ledger.js
index c874794e17..a82773929c 100644
--- a/app/ledger.js
+++ b/app/ledger.js
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ const clientOptions = {
   loggingP: process.env.LEDGER_LOGGING,
   rulesTestP: process.env.LEDGER_RULES_TESTING,
   verboseP: process.env.LEDGER_VERBOSE,
-  server: process.env.LEDGER_SERVER_URL
+  server: process.env.LEDGER_SERVER_URL,
+  createWorker: app.createWorker
 }
 
 var doneTimer
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3485bb7077..223c778c38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     "keytar": "^3.0.0",
     "l20n": "^3.5.1",
     "ledger-balance": "^0.9.0",
-    "ledger-client": "^0.9.15",
+    "ledger-client": "^0.9.17",
     "ledger-geoip": "^0.9.0",
     "ledger-publisher": "^0.9.4",
     "lru-cache": "^1.0.0",