diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 75f76be..7e1af3d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
   RQ a timeout value while enqueueing a function, use the explicit invocation
   instead:
 
+      ```python
       q.enqueue(do_something, args=(1, 2), kwargs={'a': 1}, timeout=30)
+      ```
 
 - Add a `@job` decorator, which can be used to do Celery-style delayed
   invocations:
 
+      ```python
       from redis import Redis
       from rq.decorators import job
 
@@ -19,12 +22,21 @@
       @job('high', timeout=10, connection=redis)
       def some_work(x, y):
           return x + y
+      ```
 
   Then, in another module, you can call `some_work`:
 
+      ```python
       from foo.bar import some_work
 
       some_work.delay(2, 3)
+      ```
+
+
+### 0.2.2
+(August 1st, 2012)
+
+- Fix bug where return values that couldn't be pickled crashed the worker
 
 
 ### 0.2.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2075c2..4dbd6a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,29 +10,38 @@ easily.
 
 First, run a Redis server, of course:
 
-    $ redis-server
+```console
+$ redis-server
+```
 
 To put jobs on queues, you don't have to do anything special, just define
 your typically lengthy or blocking function:
 
-    import requests
+```python
+import requests
 
-    def count_words_at_url(url):
-        resp = requests.get(url)
-        return len(resp.text.split())
+def count_words_at_url(url):
+    """Just an example function that's called async."""
+    resp = requests.get(url)
+    return len(resp.text.split())
+```
 
 You do use the excellent [requests][r] package, don't you?
 
 Then, create a RQ queue:
 
-    from rq import Queue, use_connection
-    use_connection()
-    q = Queue()
+```python
+from rq import Queue, use_connection
+use_connection()
+q = Queue()
+```
 
 And enqueue the function call:
 
-    from my_module import count_words_at_url
-    result = q.enqueue(count_words_at_url, 'http://nvie.com')
+```python
+from my_module import count_words_at_url
+result = q.enqueue(count_words_at_url, 'http://nvie.com')
+```
 
 For a more complete example, refer to the [docs][d].  But this is the essence.
 
@@ -42,11 +51,13 @@ For a more complete example, refer to the [docs][d].  But this is the essence.
 To start executing enqueued function calls in the background, start a worker
 from your project's directory:
 
-    $ rqworker
-    *** Listening for work on default
-    Got count_words_at_url('http://nvie.com') from default
-    Job result = 818
-    *** Listening for work on default
+```console
+$ rqworker
+*** Listening for work on default
+Got count_words_at_url('http://nvie.com') from default
+Job result = 818
+*** Listening for work on default
+```
 
 That's about it.
 
diff --git a/rq/version.py b/rq/version.py
index 887788d..ace1dd7 100644
--- a/rq/version.py
+++ b/rq/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '0.2.1'
+VERSION = '0.2.2'
diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index cb0c466..1e7ea0d 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from .connections import get_current_connection
 from .utils import make_colorizer
 from .exceptions import NoQueueError, UnpickleError
 from .timeouts import death_penalty_after
+from .version import VERSION
 
 green = make_colorizer('darkgreen')
 yellow = make_colorizer('darkyellow')
@@ -246,10 +247,6 @@ class Worker(object):
             signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, request_force_stop)
             signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, request_force_stop)
 
-            if self.is_horse:
-                self.log.debug('Ignoring signal %s.' % signal_name(signum))
-                return
-
             msg = 'Warm shut down requested.'
             self.log.warning(msg)
             # If shutdown is requested in the middle of a job, wait until finish
@@ -278,6 +275,7 @@ class Worker(object):
 
         did_perform_work = False
         self.register_birth()
+        self.log.info('RQ worker started, version %s' % VERSION)
         self.state = 'starting'
         try:
             while True:
@@ -352,6 +350,15 @@ class Worker(object):
         # After fork()'ing, always assure we are generating random sequences
         # that are different from the worker.
         random.seed()
+
+        # Always ignore Ctrl+C in the work horse, as it might abort the
+        # currently running job.
+        # The main worker catches the Ctrl+C and requests graceful shutdown
+        # after the current work is done.  When cold shutdown is requested, it
+        # kills the current job anyway.
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
         self._is_horse = True
         self.log = Logger('horse')
 
@@ -372,6 +379,10 @@ class Worker(object):
         try:
             with death_penalty_after(job.timeout or 180):
                 rv = job.perform()
+
+            # Pickle the result in the same try-except block since we need to
+            # use the same exc handling when pickling fails
+            pickled_rv = dumps(rv)
         except Exception as e:
             fq = self.failed_queue
             self.log.exception(red(str(e)))
@@ -387,7 +398,7 @@ class Worker(object):
 
         if rv is not None:
             p = self.connection.pipeline()
-            p.hset(job.key, 'result', dumps(rv))
+            p.hset(job.key, 'result', pickled_rv)
             p.expire(job.key, self.rv_ttl)
             p.execute()
         else: