diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
index 7150f96ed..8d0d3c158 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -451,8 +451,10 @@ bool StartHTTPServer()
     threadResult = task.get_future();
     threadHTTP = boost::thread(std::bind(std::move(task), eventBase, eventHTTP));
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < rpcThreads; i++)
-        boost::thread(boost::bind(&HTTPWorkQueueRun, workQueue));
+    for (int i = 0; i < rpcThreads; i++) {
+        boost::thread rpc_worker(HTTPWorkQueueRun, workQueue);
+        rpc_worker.detach();
+    }
     return true;
 }