diff --git a/classes/search/search-manager.ts b/classes/search/search-manager.ts
index 23dd85a1..a7e17a3e 100644
--- a/classes/search/search-manager.ts
+++ b/classes/search/search-manager.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export enum SonicIndexType {
 export class SonicSearchManager {
     private searchChannel: SonicChannelSearch;
     private ingestChannel: SonicChannelIngest;
+    private connected = false;
     private logger = getLogger("sonic");
 
     /**
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ export class SonicSearchManager {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (this.connected) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         !silent && this.logger.info`Connecting to Sonic...`;
 
         // Connect to Sonic
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ export class SonicSearchManager {
                 this.searchChannel.ping(),
                 this.ingestChannel.ping(),
             ]);
+            this.connected = true;
             !silent && this.logger.info`Connected to Sonic`;
         } catch (error) {
             this.logger.fatal`Error while connecting to Sonic: ${error}`;
diff --git a/cli/commands/start.ts b/cli/commands/start.ts
index 0f6124ae..f16830e5 100644
--- a/cli/commands/start.ts
+++ b/cli/commands/start.ts
@@ -35,17 +35,12 @@ export default class Start extends BaseCommand<typeof Start> {
 
         const numCpus = flags["all-threads"] ? os.cpus().length : flags.threads;
 
-        // Check if index is a JS or TS file (depending on the environment)
-        const index = (await Bun.file("index.ts").exists())
-            ? "index.ts"
-            : "index.js";
+        // Resolves the path to the main module
+        const resolved = import.meta.resolve("../../index");
 
-        await import("../../setup");
+        process.env.NUM_CPUS = String(numCpus);
+        process.env.SILENT = flags.silent ? "true" : "false";
 
-        for (let i = 0; i < numCpus; i++) {
-            new Worker(index, {
-                type: "module",
-            });
-        }
+        await import(resolved);
     }
 }
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 8f66fa52..aa699bb5 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-import { configureLoggers } from "@/loggers";
+import cluster from "node:cluster";
 import { sentry } from "@/sentry";
 import { createServer } from "@/server";
 import { appFactory } from "~/app";
 import { config } from "~/packages/config-manager/index";
-import { setupDatabase } from "./drizzle/db";
 
-if (import.meta.main) {
+if (cluster.isPrimary) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < (Number(process.env.NUM_CPUS) ?? 1); i++) {
+        cluster.fork();
+    }
     await import("./setup");
     sentry?.captureMessage("Server started", "info");
+} else {
+    createServer(config, await appFactory());
 }
-
-await setupDatabase();
-await configureLoggers();
-
-createServer(config, await appFactory());