diff --git a/bin/command_line_interface.rb b/bin/command_line_interface.rb
index 131fc10b..9317e3e7 100644
--- a/bin/command_line_interface.rb
+++ b/bin/command_line_interface.rb
@@ -219,13 +219,7 @@ def parse(
 
         options[:poll_interval] = poll_interval
 
-        locker =
-          begin
-            Que::Locker.new(options)
-          rescue => e
-            output.puts(e.message)
-            return 1
-          end
+        locker = Que::Locker.new(**options)
 
         # It's a bit sloppy to use a global for this when a local variable would
         # do, but we want to stop the locker from the CLI specs, so...
diff --git a/lib/que/worker.rb b/lib/que/worker.rb
index a3bcc2d0..27d34b2f 100644
--- a/lib/que/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/que/worker.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def work_job(metajob)
           log_message[:event] = :job_worked
         end
 
-        Que.log(log_message)
+        Que.log(**log_message)
       end
 
       instance