diff --git a/src/compileTypes/__tests__/compileTypesWorker.test.ts b/src/compileTypes/__tests__/compileTypesWorker.test.ts
index 7835acc..142e9d8 100644
--- a/src/compileTypes/__tests__/compileTypesWorker.test.ts
+++ b/src/compileTypes/__tests__/compileTypesWorker.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import type { FederationConfig } from '../../models';
 import { compileTypes } from '../compileTypes';
-import type { CompileTypesWorkerMessage, ExitMessage } from '../compileTypesWorker';
+import type { CompileTypesWorkerMessage } from '../compileTypesWorker';
 import { rewritePathsWithExposedFederatedModules } from '../rewritePathsWithExposedFederatedModules';
 import { workerLogger } from '../workerLogger';
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('compileTypesWorker', () => {
   const mockCompileTypes = vi.mocked(compileTypes);
   const mockRewritePaths = vi.mocked(rewritePathsWithExposedFederatedModules);
 
-  let messageHandler: (message: CompileTypesWorkerMessage | ExitMessage) => void;
+  let messageHandler: (message: CompileTypesWorkerMessage) => void;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.resetAllMocks();
@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@ describe('compileTypesWorker', () => {
     vi.resetModules();
   });
 
-  test('handles exit message', () => {
-    const exitSpy = vi.spyOn(process, 'exit').mockImplementation(() => undefined as never);
-    const exitMessage: ExitMessage = { type: 'exit' };
-
-    messageHandler(exitMessage);
-
-    expect(workerLogger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Exiting by request');
-    expect(exitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0);
-  });
-
   test('handles successful compilation and rewrite', () => {
     const workerMessage: CompileTypesWorkerMessage = {
       tsconfigPath: 'tsconfig.json',
diff --git a/src/compileTypes/compileTypesAsync.ts b/src/compileTypes/compileTypesAsync.ts
index fe0e532..a19118e 100644
--- a/src/compileTypes/compileTypesAsync.ts
+++ b/src/compileTypes/compileTypesAsync.ts
@@ -7,68 +7,74 @@ import type {
   CompileTypesWorkerResultMessage,
 } from './compileTypesWorker';
 
-let worker: Worker | null = null;
-let workerIndex = 0;
+const activeWorkers = new Map<number, Worker>();
+let workerIndex = 1;
 
 export function compileTypesAsync(
   params: CompileTypesWorkerMessage,
   loggerHint = '',
 ): Promise<void> {
   const logger = getLogger();
-  workerIndex++;
-  const innerWorkerIndex = workerIndex;
 
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    if (worker) {
-      logger.log(`Terminating existing worker process #${innerWorkerIndex}`);
-      worker.postMessage({ type: 'exit' });
-    }
+  activeWorkers.forEach((worker, index) => {
+    logger.log(`Terminating existing worker process #${index}`);
+    worker.terminate();
+  });
+  activeWorkers.clear();
 
-    const workerPath = path.join(__dirname, 'compileTypesWorker.js');
-    worker = new Worker(workerPath);
+  const currentWorkerIndex = workerIndex++;
+  const worker = new Worker(path.join(__dirname, 'compileTypesWorker.js'));
+  activeWorkers.set(currentWorkerIndex, worker);
 
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     worker.on('message', (result: CompileTypesWorkerResultMessage) => {
       switch (result.status) {
         case 'log':
-          logger[result.level](`[Worker] run #${innerWorkerIndex}:`, result.message);
+          logger[result.level](`[Worker] run #${currentWorkerIndex}:`, result.message);
           return;
         case 'success':
           resolve();
           break;
         case 'failure':
           logger.warn(
-            `[Worker] run #${innerWorkerIndex}: Failed to compile types for exposed modules.`,
+            `[Worker] run #${currentWorkerIndex}: Failed to compile types for exposed modules.`,
             loggerHint,
           );
           reject(new Error('Failed to compile types for exposed modules.'));
           break;
         case 'error':
           logger.warn(
-            `[Worker] run #${innerWorkerIndex}: Error compiling types for exposed modules.`,
+            `[Worker] run #${currentWorkerIndex}: Error compiling types for exposed modules.`,
             loggerHint,
           );
           reject(result.error);
           break;
+        default:
+          logger.error(`[Worker]: Received unknown status: ${(result as Dict).status}`);
+          break;
       }
-      worker?.postMessage({ type: 'exit' });
-      worker = null;
+
+      worker.terminate();
     });
 
     worker.on('error', error => {
-      logger.warn(`[Worker] run #${innerWorkerIndex}: Unexpected error.`, loggerHint);
+      logger.warn(`[Worker] run #${currentWorkerIndex}: Unexpected error.`, loggerHint);
       logger.log(error);
       reject(error);
-      worker?.postMessage({ type: 'exit' });
-      worker = null;
+      worker.terminate();
     });
 
     worker.on('exit', code => {
-      if (code === null || code === 0) {
+      const isActiveWorker = activeWorkers.has(currentWorkerIndex);
+      if (isActiveWorker) {
+        activeWorkers.delete(currentWorkerIndex);
+      }
+
+      if (!code || !isActiveWorker) {
         resolve();
       } else {
-        reject(new Error(`[Worker] run #${innerWorkerIndex}: Process exited with code ${code}`));
+        reject(new Error(`[Worker] run #${currentWorkerIndex}: Process exited with code ${code}`));
       }
-      worker = null;
     });
 
     worker.postMessage(params);
diff --git a/src/compileTypes/compileTypesWorker.ts b/src/compileTypes/compileTypesWorker.ts
index 10dca93..42504e3 100644
--- a/src/compileTypes/compileTypesWorker.ts
+++ b/src/compileTypes/compileTypesWorker.ts
@@ -14,23 +14,14 @@ export type CompileTypesWorkerMessage = CompileTypesParams & {
   federationConfig: FederationConfig;
 };
 
-export type ExitMessage = {
-  type: 'exit';
-};
-
 export type CompileTypesWorkerResultMessage =
   | { status: 'success' }
   | { status: 'failure' }
   | CompileTypesWorkerResultMessageError
   | { status: 'log'; level: LogLevel; message: string };
 
-parentPort?.on('message', (message: CompileTypesWorkerMessage | ExitMessage) => {
-  if ((message as ExitMessage).type === 'exit') {
-    workerLogger.log('Exiting by request');
-    process.exit(0);
-  }
-
-  const { federationConfig, ...params } = message as CompileTypesWorkerMessage;
+parentPort?.on('message', (message: CompileTypesWorkerMessage) => {
+  const { federationConfig, ...params } = message;
 
   try {
     const startTime = performance.now();