diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml
index 94538e9..320240e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
   OPENMS_VERSION: 3.2.0 
   PYTHON_VERSION: 3.11.0
   # Name of the installer
-  APP_NAME: FLASHApp-0.9.13
+  APP_NAME: FLASHApp-0.9.14
   APP_UpgradeCode: "69ae44ad-d554-4e3c-8715-7c4daf60f8bb"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index d739697..7ab9733 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Needed as polars doesnt work well with forking on unix systems
+import multiprocessing as mp
+if mp.get_start_method(allow_none=True) != "spawn":
+    mp.set_start_method("spawn", force=True)
+
 import streamlit as st
 from pathlib import Path
 import json
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index c7a17e5..2f6f623 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "app-name": "FLASHApp",
     "github-user": "OpenMS",
-    "version": "0.9.13",
+    "version": "0.9.14",
     "repository-name": "FLASHApp",
     "analytics": {
         "google-analytics": {