diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SimpleTimer2.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SimpleTimer2.java
index f2be24405..4cfab3a0a 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SimpleTimer2.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SimpleTimer2.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class SimpleTimer2 {
 //                (new Exception("OWCH! DAMN! Wrong ThreadGroup `" + name +"', `" + rv.getName() + "'")).printStackTrace();
 //           }
             rv.setDaemon(true);
+            rv.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + 1);
             return rv;
         }
     }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java
index 2641707be..141f348bf 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public class JobQueue {
     public void startup() {
         _alive = true;
         I2PThread pumperThread = new I2PThread(_pumper, "Job Queue Pumper", true);
-        //pumperThread.setPriority(I2PThread.NORM_PRIORITY+1);
+        pumperThread.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + 1);
         pumperThread.start();
     }
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueueRunner.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueueRunner.java
index 9cf23f998..ecc4cd954 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueueRunner.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueueRunner.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class JobQueueRunner extends I2PThread {
         _id = id;
         _keepRunning = true;
         _log = _context.logManager().getLog(JobQueueRunner.class);
+        setPriority(NORM_PRIORITY + 1);
         // all createRateStat in JobQueue
         //_state = 1;
     }