diff --git a/lib/erl/src/thrift_server.erl b/lib/erl/src/thrift_server.erl
index 1cc2920..a9b6e21 100644
--- a/lib/erl/src/thrift_server.erl
+++ b/lib/erl/src/thrift_server.erl
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@
                        {ok, Protocol, Protocol}
                end,
 
-    thrift_processor:start(ProtoGen, Service, Handler).
+    spawn(thrift_processor, init, [{Server, ProtoGen, Service, Handler}]).