diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py
index 466a9388..850b6c0d 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py
@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ from typing import Set, Type
 
 from ahriman.application.lock import Lock
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
-from ahriman.core.exceptions import MissingArchitecture
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import MissingArchitecture, MultipleArchitecture
 from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 
 
 class Handler:
     """
     base handler class for command callbacks
+    :cvar ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN: allow to run with multiple architectures
     """
 
+    ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = True
+
     @classmethod
     def _call(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str) -> bool:
         """
@@ -61,9 +64,18 @@ class Handler:
         :return: 0 on success, 1 otherwise
         """
         architectures = cls.extract_architectures(args)
-        with Pool(len(architectures)) as pool:
-            result = pool.starmap(
-                cls._call, [(args, architecture) for architecture in architectures])
+
+        # actually we do not have to spawn another process if it is single-process application, do we?
+        if len(architectures) > 1:
+            if not cls.ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN:
+                raise MultipleArchitecture(args.command)
+
+            with Pool(len(architectures)) as pool:
+                result = pool.starmap(
+                    cls._call, [(args, architecture) for architecture in architectures])
+        else:
+            result = [cls._call(args, architectures.pop())]
+
         return 0 if all(result) else 1
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py
index 1ed31fec..29c6524d 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class Web(Handler):
     web server handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # required to be able to spawn external processes
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/exceptions.py b/src/ahriman/core/exceptions.py
index 1e452517..10a09989 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/exceptions.py
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ class MissingArchitecture(Exception):
         Exception.__init__(self, f"Architecture required for subcommand {command}, but missing")
 
 
+class MultipleArchitecture(Exception):
+    """
+    exception which will be raised if multiple architectures are not supported by the handler
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, command: str) -> None:
+        """
+        default constructor
+        :param command: command name which throws exception
+        """
+        Exception.__init__(self, f"Multiple architectures are not supported by subcommand {command}")
+
+
 class ReportFailed(Exception):
     """
     report generation exception
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler.py b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler.py
index 2d9bc383..ce7ac526 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from ahriman.application.handlers import Handler
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
-from ahriman.core.exceptions import MissingArchitecture
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import MissingArchitecture, MultipleArchitecture
 
 
 def test_call(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -44,6 +44,29 @@ def test_execute(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     starmap_mock.assert_called_once()
 
 
+def test_execute_multiple_not_supported(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must raise an exception if multiple architectures are not supported by the handler
+    """
+    args.architecture = ["i686", "x86_64"]
+    args.command = "web"
+    mocker.patch.object(Handler, "ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN", False)
+
+    with pytest.raises(MultipleArchitecture):
+        Handler.execute(args)
+
+
+def test_execute_single(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must run execution in current process if only one architecture supplied
+    """
+    args.architecture = ["x86_64"]
+    starmap_mock = mocker.patch("multiprocessing.pool.Pool.starmap")
+
+    Handler.execute(args)
+    starmap_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_extract_architectures(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must generate list of available architectures
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_web.py b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_web.py
index 7de98bec..0f5e91e1 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_web.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_web.py
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, mocker: Moc
     Web.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     setup_mock.assert_called_once()
     run_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_disallow_multi_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Web.ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN