diff --git a/bin/slave.py b/bin/slave.py
index 5966305..e6709af 100644
--- a/bin/slave.py
+++ b/bin/slave.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class QueueManager(BaseManager): pass
 QueueManager.register('get_inqueue' )
 QueueManager.register('get_outqueue')
 
-def work(inq, outq, g):
+def work(inq, outq, g, myname):
   outq.put((myname, "ready"))
 
   while True:
@@ -55,7 +55,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   g = ggrid(input_file)
   g.q = np.array([exact(x) for x in g.verts])
 
-  work(inq, outq, g)
-
   myname = options.label
-  print "%s finished" % myname
+  work(inq, outq, g, myname)