diff --git a/src/metrics.cpp b/src/metrics.cpp
index fd8000548..db0d1965d 100644
--- a/src/metrics.cpp
+++ b/src/metrics.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ bool AtomicTimer::running()
     return threads > 0;
 }
 
+uint64_t AtomicTimer::threadCount()
+{
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
+    return threads;
+}
+
 double AtomicTimer::rate(const AtomicCounter& count)
 {
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
@@ -191,15 +197,8 @@ int printMiningStatus(bool mining)
     int lines = 1;
 
     if (mining) {
-        int nThreads = GetArg("-genproclimit", 1);
-        if (nThreads < 0) {
-            // In regtest threads defaults to 1
-            if (Params().DefaultMinerThreads())
-                nThreads = Params().DefaultMinerThreads();
-            else
-                nThreads = boost::thread::hardware_concurrency();
-        }
-        if (miningTimer.running()) {
+        auto nThreads = miningTimer.threadCount();
+        if (nThreads > 0) {
             std::cout << strprintf(_("You are mining with the %s solver on %d threads."),
                                    GetArg("-equihashsolver", "default"), nThreads) << std::endl;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/metrics.h b/src/metrics.h
index 3e830f823..701306a4a 100644
--- a/src/metrics.h
+++ b/src/metrics.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public:
 
     bool running();
 
+    uint64_t threadCount();
+
     double rate(const AtomicCounter& count);
 };