diff --git a/activemq-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/server/ActiveMQBootstrap.java b/activemq-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/server/ActiveMQBootstrap.java
index 49b16c89b4..ae7ecfb8e2 100644
--- a/activemq-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/server/ActiveMQBootstrap.java
+++ b/activemq-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/server/ActiveMQBootstrap.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class ActiveMQBootstrap
             {
                restartFile.delete();
             }
-            final Timer timer = new Timer("ActiveMQ Server Shutdown Timer", true);
+            final Timer timer = new Timer("ActiveMQ Server Shutdown Timer", false);
             timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new ServerStopTimerTask(stopFile, killFile, restartFile, timer), 500, 500);
          }
       }