diff --git a/gunicorn/arbiter.py b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
index 24a2f46a..9c223a71 100644
--- a/gunicorn/arbiter.py
+++ b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ class Arbiter(object):
                 if worker.age < age:
                     pid, age = wpid, worker.age
             self.kill_worker(pid, signal.SIGQUIT)
+            
+    def init_worker(self, worker_age, pid, listener, app, timeout, conf):
+        return Worker(worker_age, pid, listener, app, timeout, conf)
 
     def spawn_workers(self):
         """\
@@ -355,8 +358,8 @@ class Arbiter(object):
         
         for i in range(self.num_workers - len(self.WORKERS.keys())):
             self.worker_age += 1
-            worker = Worker(self.worker_age, self.pid, self.LISTENER, self.app,
-                        self.timeout/2.0, self.conf)
+            worker = self.init_worker(self.worker_age, self.pid, self.LISTENER, 
+                            self.app, self.timeout/2.0, self.conf)
             self.conf.before_fork(self, worker)
             pid = os.fork()
             if pid != 0:
diff --git a/gunicorn/worker.py b/gunicorn/worker.py
index ccfc7e8b..d0aee6e0 100644
--- a/gunicorn/worker.py
+++ b/gunicorn/worker.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ class Worker(object):
         util.close_on_exec(self.socket)
         util.close_on_exec(self.fd)
         self.init_signals()
-        
     
     def accept(self):
         try: