diff --git a/modestga/parallel/full.py b/modestga/parallel/full.py
index b181b5b..ef2dcdb 100644
--- a/modestga/parallel/full.py
+++ b/modestga/parallel/full.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def parallel_pop(pipe,
     fun = cloudpickle.loads(pickled_fun)
 
     # Initialize population
-    pop = population.Population(pop_size, bounds, fun, evaluate=False)
+    pop = population.Population(pop_size, bounds, fun, args=args, evaluate=False)
 
     while not end_event.is_set():
         # Check if there's some data
diff --git a/modestga/test/test.py b/modestga/test/test.py
index 69589b6..603082f 100644
--- a/modestga/test/test.py
+++ b/modestga/test/test.py
@@ -188,6 +188,26 @@ def fun_args_wrapper(x, *args):
                           options=options,
                           workers=1)
 
+    def test_args_passing_2workers(self):
+        x0 = tuple(np.random.random(5))
+        bounds = tuple([(-1, 5) for i in x0])
+        args = ['arg0_ok', 'arg1_ok']
+        options = {'generations': 3}
+
+        def fun_args_wrapper(x, *args):
+            arg0 = args[0]
+            arg1 = args[1]
+            self.assertEqual(arg0, 'arg0_ok')
+            self.assertEqual(arg1, 'arg1_ok')
+            return self.fun(x)
+
+        res = ga.minimize(fun_args_wrapper,
+                          bounds,
+                          x0=x0,
+                          args=args,
+                          options=options,
+                          workers=2)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.basicConfig(filename="test.log", level="DEBUG", filemode="w")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6f347f0..bd905af 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import setuptools
 
 setup(name='modestga',
-      version='0.5.7',
+      version='0.5.8',
       description='Genetic Algorithm minimization',
       url='https://github.com/krzysztofarendt/modestga',
       keywords='genetic algorithm optimization',