diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/EditorStatus.java b/app/src/processing/app/EditorStatus.java
index 81d0f68ce..0f7fc5b42 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/EditorStatus.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/EditorStatus.java
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public class EditorStatus extends JPanel {
         }
       }
     };
+    thread.setName("Editor Status");
     thread.start();
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/SingleInstance.java b/app/src/processing/app/SingleInstance.java
index 50618a033..4fa08a2d8 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/SingleInstance.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/SingleInstance.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class SingleInstance {
             }
           }
         }
-      }).start();
+      }, "SingleInstance Server").start();
 
     } catch (IOException e) {
       Base.log("Could not create single instance server.", e);
@@ -170,4 +170,4 @@ public class SingleInstance {
     }
     return false;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/UpdateCheck.java b/app/src/processing/app/UpdateCheck.java
index c1a3cb4d5..58c58bd7d 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/UpdateCheck.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/UpdateCheck.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class UpdateCheck {
 //          }
         }
       }
-    }).start();
+    }, "Update Checker").start();
   }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionListing.java b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionListing.java
index 8ad8df331..821601278 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionListing.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionListing.java
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class ContributionListing {
         }
         downloadingListingLock.unlock();
       }
-    }).start();
+    }, "Contribution List Downloader").start();
   }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionManager.java b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionManager.java
index 83ed5285c..4b656ec63 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionManager.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ContributionManager.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class ContributionManager {
           status.setErrorMessage("Could not write to temporary directory.");
         }
       }
-    }).start();
+    }, "Contribution Installer").start();
   }
 
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class ContributionManager {
               + ad.getName());
         }
       }
-    }).start();
+    }, "Contribution Installer").start();
   }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/LocalContribution.java b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/LocalContribution.java
index 143adb44f..1cedbd652 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/LocalContribution.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/LocalContribution.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public abstract class LocalContribution extends Contribution {
                status, 
                ContributionListing.getInstance()); 
       }
-    }).start();
+    }, "Contribution Uninstaller").start();
   }