diff --git a/pwnagotchi/mesh/utils.py b/pwnagotchi/mesh/utils.py
index c46bae5d..e97fa969 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/mesh/utils.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/mesh/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import _thread
+# import _thread
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 import logging
 import time
 
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ class AsyncAdvertiser(object):
 
     def start_advertising(self):
         if self._config['personality']['advertise']:
-            _thread.start_new_thread(self._adv_poller, ())
+            # _thread.start_new_thread(self._adv_poller, ())
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
+                executor.submit(self._adv_poller)
 
             grid.set_advertisement_data(self._advertisement)
             grid.advertise(True)