diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
index 0430dfab..06f72b5f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ module.exports = {
       scriptFile,
       [
         '--checkParent', // ...process.argv.slice(3)
+        '--is-forked-api',
         ...processArgs.getPassArgs(),
       ],
       {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/proc/index.js b/packages/api/src/proc/index.js
index b6f0be5a..af4e9fe0 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/proc/index.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/proc/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const databaseConnectionProcess = require('./databaseConnectionProcess');
 const serverConnectionProcess = require('./serverConnectionProcess');
 const sessionProcess = require('./sessionProcess');
 const jslDatastoreProcess = require('./jslDatastoreProcess');
+const sshForwardProcess = require('./sshForwardProcess');
 
 module.exports = {
   connectProcess,
@@ -10,4 +11,5 @@ module.exports = {
   serverConnectionProcess,
   sessionProcess,
   jslDatastoreProcess,
+  sshForwardProcess,
 };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js b/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
index 5f6de8ec..b27202f5 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const processArgs = require('./processArgs');
 const createDirectories = {};
 const ensureDirectory = (dir, clean) => {
   if (!createDirectories[dir]) {
-    if (clean && fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    if (clean && fs.existsSync(dir) && !platformInfo.isForkedApi) {
       console.log(`Cleaning directory ${dir}`);
       cleanDirectory(dir);
     }