diff --git a/src/sharding/ShardUtil.js b/src/sharding/ShardUtil.js
index bb0641fe2..a2319d322 100644
--- a/src/sharding/ShardUtil.js
+++ b/src/sharding/ShardUtil.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ShardUtil {
       }
     } else if (message._fetchProp) {
       const props = message._fetchProp.split('.');
-      let value = this; // eslint-disable-line consistent-this
+      let value = this.client;
       for (const prop of props) value = value[prop];
       process.send({ _fetchProp: message._fetchProp, _fetchPropValue: value });
     }