diff --git a/main/fart.cc b/main/fart.cc
index e56486d..cd9b787 100644
--- a/main/fart.cc
+++ b/main/fart.cc
@@ -42,12 +42,22 @@ void startChildren(const string & servername,
     args.push_back(server_port_str);
     for (int i = 0, sz = options.size(); i < sz; i++)
         args.push_back(options[i]);
+
     const char * char_star_args[args.size() + 1];
     for (int i = 0, sz = args.size(); i < sz; i++)
         char_star_args[i] = args[i].c_str();
     char_star_args[args.size()] = (char *) NULL;
 
     int num_children = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+    num_children--;
+
+#if 0
+    /* debug */
+    cout << "executing: 'fart', ";
+    for (int i = 0, sz = args.size(); i < sz; i++)
+        cout << "'" << char_star_args[i] << "', ";
+    cout << endl;
+#endif
 
     for (int i = 0; i < num_children; i++)
     {
@@ -203,9 +213,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         {
             if (!child)
             {
-                startChildren(the_distrib.getServerName(),
-                              the_distrib.getServerPort(),
-                              client_options);
+                startChildren(server_name, server_port, client_options);
             }
 
             the_distrib.startClient(server_name, server_port);