1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/GrpcThreadPool.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/GrpcThreadPool.cs
index ab2cb3836a..4de543bef7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/GrpcThreadPool.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/GrpcThreadPool.cs
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 
             var thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(() => RunHandlerLoop(cq)));
             thread.IsBackground = false;
-            thread.Start();
             thread.Name = string.Format("grpc {0} (cq {1})", threadIndex, cqIndex);
+            thread.Start();
+
             return thread;
         }