diff --git a/gunicorn/arbiter.py b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
index 6e251dca..e6690983 100644
--- a/gunicorn/arbiter.py
+++ b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
@@ -400,14 +400,10 @@ class Arbiter(object):
         This is where a worker process leaves the main loop
         of the master process.
         """
-        workers = set(w.id for w in self.WORKERS.values())
-        for i in range(self.num_workers):
-            if i in workers:
-                continue
-
+        
+        for i in range(self.num_workers - len(self.WORKERS.keys())):
             self.worker_age += 1
-            worker = Worker(i, self.worker_age, self.pid,
-                        self.LISTENER, self.app,
+            worker = 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()
@@ -420,7 +416,7 @@ class Arbiter(object):
             try:
                 util._setproctitle("worker [%s]" % self.proc_name)
                 self.log.debug("Booting worker: %s (age: %s)" % (
-                                                i, self.worker_age))
+                                                worker_pid, self.worker_age))
                 self.conf.after_fork(self, worker)
                 worker.run()
                 sys.exit(0)
@@ -430,7 +426,7 @@ class Arbiter(object):
                 self.log.exception("Exception in worker process.")
                 sys.exit(-1)
             finally:
-                self.log.info("Worker exiting: %s (pid: %s)" % (i, worker_pid))
+                self.log.info("Worker exiting (pid: %s)" % worker_pid)
                 try:
                     worker.tmp.close()
                     os.unlink(worker.tmpname)
diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index ad13599f..12b318be 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Config(object):
         group=None,
         
         after_fork=lambda server, worker: server.log.info(
-            "Worker spawned: %s (pid: %s)" % (worker.id, worker.pid)),
+            "Worker spawned (pid: %s)" % worker.pid),
         
         before_fork=lambda server, worker: True,
 
diff --git a/gunicorn/worker.py b/gunicorn/worker.py
index a2bfcebc..dd3dd485 100644
--- a/gunicorn/worker.py
+++ b/gunicorn/worker.py
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ class Worker(object):
     
     PIPE = []
 
-    def __init__(self, workerid, age, ppid, socket, app, timeout, conf):
+    def __init__(self, age, ppid, socket, app, timeout, conf):
         self.nr = 0
-        self.id = workerid
         self.age = age
         self.ppid = ppid
         self.debug = conf['debug']
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class Worker(object):
         self.address = self.socket.getsockname()
         
     def __str__(self):
-        return "<Worker %s>" % self.id
+        return "<Worker %s>" % os.getpid()
         
     @property
     def pid(self):