diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 44937271..66b2bbdc 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     torrent::log_initialize();
 
-    torrent::runtime::initialize_worker_process_and_main_thread();
+    torrent::runtime::initialize_worker_process_and_main_thread([argc, argv]() {
+        parse_config_file(argc, argv, [](auto& path) { parse_config_file_comments("worker", path); });
+      });
 
     // Block SIGCHLD until all threads are created, then unblock on main-thread, to avoid SIGCHLD
     // interrupting other threads.
@@ -135,12 +137,10 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
     // # do:log.open_file=system,/usr/rakshasa/system.log
     // # do:log.add_output=system,system
     //
-    parse_config_file(argc, argv, [](auto& path) {
-        if (path.empty())
-          return;
-
-        parse_config_file_comments(path);
-      });
+    // # do-worker:log.open_file=system,/usr/rakshasa/system-worker.log
+    // # do-worker:log.add_output=system,system
+    //
+    parse_config_file(argc, argv, [](auto& path) { parse_config_file_comments("", path); });
 
     control = new Control;
 
diff --git a/src/option_parser.cc b/src/option_parser.cc
index d8bc1c59..f8aff7c0 100644
--- a/src/option_parser.cc
+++ b/src/option_parser.cc
@@ -108,6 +108,6 @@ OptionParser::call_int_pair(slot_int_pair slot, const std::string& arg) {
 
   if (a < 0 || b < 0)
     throw std::runtime_error("Invalid argument, \"" + arg + "\" should be positive numbers");
-  
+
   slot(a, b);
 }
diff --git a/src/setup.cc b/src/setup.cc
index 7e9b6bc7..2562d00e 100644
--- a/src/setup.cc
+++ b/src/setup.cc
@@ -108,18 +108,22 @@ config_comment_log(const std::string& command, const std::string& raw_args) {
     throw torrent::input_error("Unknown log command: " + command);
 }
 
-// Call special commands in the format "# do:command=args" in the config file.
+// Call special commands in the format "# do:command=args" or "# do-<category>:command=args" in the config file.
 void
-parse_config_file_comments(const std::string& path) {
+parse_config_file_comments(const std::string& category, const std::string& path) {
+  if (path.empty())
+    return;
+
   std::fstream file(path, std::ios::in);
 
   if (!file.is_open())
     return;
 
   std::string line;
+  std::string prefix = category.empty() ? "# do:" : "# do-" + category + ":";
 
   while (std::getline(file, line)) {
-    if (line.size() <= 5 || line.compare(0, 5, "# do:") != 0)
+    if (line.size() <= prefix.size() || line.compare(0, prefix.size(), prefix) != 0)
       continue;
 
     auto equal_pos = line.find('=');
diff --git a/src/setup.h b/src/setup.h
index fe105c3b..bd009135 100644
--- a/src/setup.h
+++ b/src/setup.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 int  parse_main_options(int argc, char** argv);
 void parse_config_file(int argc, char** argv, std::function<void (const std::string&)> parse_fn);
-void parse_config_file_comments(const std::string& path);
+void parse_config_file_comments(const std::string& category, const std::string& path);
 
 void load_session_torrents(const std::string& path);
 void load_arg_torrents(char** first, char** last);