diff --git a/check50/runner.py b/check50/runner.py
index ab321c6..fd52d1a 100644
--- a/check50/runner.py
+++ b/check50/runner.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def _store_attributes(self):
         """
 
         # Attributes only need to be passed explicitly to child processes when using spawn
-        if multiprocessing.get_start_method() != "spawn":
+        if multiprocessing.get_start_method() == "fork":
            return
 
         self._attribute_values = [eval(name) for name in self.CROSS_PROCESS_ATTRIBUTES]