diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java
index fb9a4ea3f..40b00df7c 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class VelocityPluginContainer implements PluginContainer {
               Executors.newCachedThreadPool(
                 new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setDaemon(true)
                     .setNameFormat(name + " - Task Executor #%d")
+                    .setDaemon(true)
                     .build()
               )
           );