diff --git a/worker/worker.go b/worker/worker.go
index 1e97061c7c0d04122e3595ae902ffa4522dab21c..1ed369419aa937eee63558429715b4f00c7b8593 100644
--- a/worker/worker.go
+++ b/worker/worker.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func ProcessTaskOverNetwork(qu []byte) (result []byte, rerr error) {
 	attr := string(q.Attr())
 	idx := farm.Fingerprint64([]byte(attr)) % numInstances
 
-	var runHere bool = false
+	var runHere bool
 	if attr == "_xid_" || attr == "_uid_" {
 		idx = 0
 		runHere = (instanceIdx == 0)