diff --git a/tests/fakes.py b/tests/fakes.py
index 0511bb2..57d60aa 100644
--- a/tests/fakes.py
+++ b/tests/fakes.py
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ class FakeWorker(gear.Worker):
 
 
 class FakeRealDbUpgradeRunner(RealDbUpgradeRunner):
-    def __init__(self, global_config, plugin_config, test):
+    def __init__(self, global_config, plugin_config, worker_name, test):
         self.test = test
         super(FakeRealDbUpgradeRunner, self).__init__(global_config,
-                                                      plugin_config)
+                                                      plugin_config,
+                                                      worker_name)
 
     def setup_gearman(self):
         self.log.debug("Set up real_db gearman worker")
diff --git a/tests/test_worker_manager.py b/tests/test_worker_manager.py
index 93acbb1..11fc960 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker_manager.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class TestGearmanManager(testtools.TestCase):
         self.config['zuul_server']['gearman_port'] = self.gearman_server.port
 
         self.task = FakeRealDbUpgradeRunner(self.config,
-                                            self.config['plugins'][0], self)
+                                            self.config['plugins'][0],
+                                            'test-worker-1', self)
         self.tasks = dict(FakeRealDbUpgradeRunner_worker=self.task)
 
         self.gearman_manager = FakeGearmanManager(self.config,
diff --git a/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/task.py b/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/task.py
index 544d16b..7909fd1 100644
--- a/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/task.py
+++ b/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/task.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from turbo_hipster.lib import utils
 import turbo_hipster.task_plugins.gate_real_db_upgrade.handle_results\
     as handle_results
 
-__worker_name__ = 'sql-migrate-test-runner-%s' % os.uname()[1]
 
 # Regex for log checking
 MIGRATION_START_RE = re.compile('([0-9]+) -> ([0-9]+)\.\.\.$')
@@ -40,12 +39,14 @@ class Runner(threading.Thread):
 
     log = logging.getLogger("task_plugins.gate_real_db_upgrade.task.Runner")
 
-    def __init__(self, global_config, plugin_config):
+    def __init__(self, global_config, plugin_config, worker_name):
         super(Runner, self).__init__()
         self._stop = threading.Event()
         self.global_config = global_config
         self.plugin_config = plugin_config
 
+        self.worker_name = worker_name
+
         # Set up the runner worker
         self.gearman_worker = None
         self.datasets = []
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class Runner(threading.Thread):
 
     def setup_gearman(self):
         self.log.debug("Set up real_db gearman worker")
-        self.gearman_worker = gear.Worker(__worker_name__)
+        self.gearman_worker = gear.Worker(self.worker_name)
         self.gearman_worker.addServer(
             self.global_config['zuul_server']['gearman_host'],
             self.global_config['zuul_server']['gearman_port']
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ class Runner(threading.Thread):
             project_name + '/.git',
             os.path.join(
                 self.global_config['git_working_dir'],
-                __worker_name__,
+                self.worker_name,
                 project_name
             )
         )
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ class Runner(threading.Thread):
         if self.work_data is None:
             hostname = os.uname()[1]
             self.work_data = dict(
-                name=__worker_name__,
+                name=self.worker_name,
                 number=self.job.unique,
                 manager='turbo-hipster-manager-%s' % hostname,
                 url='http://localhost',
diff --git a/turbo_hipster/worker_server.py b/turbo_hipster/worker_server.py
index 9bf0124..8bbf42d 100755
--- a/turbo_hipster/worker_server.py
+++ b/turbo_hipster/worker_server.py
@@ -76,14 +76,17 @@ class Server(object):
 
     def run_tasks(self):
         """ Run the tasks """
-        for plugin in self.plugins:
+        for thread_number, plugin in enumerate(self.plugins):
             module = plugin['module']
-            self.tasks[module.__worker_name__] = module.Runner(
+            worker_name = '%s-%s-%s' % (plugin['plugin_config']['name'],
+                                        os.uname()[1], thread_number)
+            self.tasks[worker_name] = module.Runner(
                 self.config,
-                plugin['plugin_config']
+                plugin['plugin_config'],
+                worker_name
             )
-            self.tasks[module.__worker_name__].daemon = True
-            self.tasks[module.__worker_name__].start()
+            self.tasks[worker_name].daemon = True
+            self.tasks[worker_name].start()
 
         self.manager = worker_manager.GearmanManager(self.config, self.tasks)
         self.manager.daemon = True