diff --git a/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/MainFrame.java b/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/MainFrame.java
index fa28e0912..517d1fc13 100644
--- a/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/MainFrame.java
+++ b/ui_swing/src/com/dmdirc/addons/ui_swing/MainFrame.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public void windowClosing(final WindowEvent windowEvent) {
 
     @Override
     public void windowClosed(final WindowEvent windowEvent) {
-        new Thread(() -> lifecycleController.quit(exitCode), "Quit thread").start();
+        UIUtilities.invokeOffEDTNoLogging(() -> lifecycleController.quit(exitCode));
     }
 
     @Override