diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index 7aba89dc1..3eec7908d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.ClockSource;
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.ConcurrentBag;
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.ConcurrentBag.IBagStateListener;
-import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.DefaultThreadFactory;
+import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.UtilityElf.DefaultThreadFactory;
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.SuspendResumeLock;
 
 import static com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.PoolEntry.LASTACCESS_COMPARABLE;
@@ -104,11 +104,12 @@ public HikariPool(final HikariConfig config)
       this.totalConnections = new AtomicInteger();
       this.suspendResumeLock = config.isAllowPoolSuspension() ? new SuspendResumeLock() : SuspendResumeLock.FAUX_LOCK;
 
-      this.addConnectionExecutor = createThreadPoolExecutor(config.getMaximumPoolSize(), "Hikari connection adder (pool " + poolName + ")", config.getThreadFactory(), new ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardPolicy());
-      this.closeConnectionExecutor = createThreadPoolExecutor(4, "Hikari connection closer (pool " + poolName + ")", config.getThreadFactory(), new ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy());
+      ThreadFactory threadFactory = config.getThreadFactory();
+      this.addConnectionExecutor = createThreadPoolExecutor(config.getMaximumPoolSize(), "Hikari connection adder (pool " + poolName + ")", threadFactory, new ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardPolicy());
+      this.closeConnectionExecutor = createThreadPoolExecutor(4, "Hikari connection closer (pool " + poolName + ")", threadFactory, new ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy());
 
       if (config.getScheduledExecutorService() == null) {
-         ThreadFactory threadFactory = config.getThreadFactory() != null ? config.getThreadFactory() : new DefaultThreadFactory("Hikari housekeeper (pool " + poolName + ")", true);
+         threadFactory = threadFactory != null ? threadFactory : new DefaultThreadFactory("Hikari housekeeper (pool " + poolName + ")", true);
          this.houseKeepingExecutorService = new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(1, threadFactory, new ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardPolicy());
          this.houseKeepingExecutorService.setExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(false);
          this.houseKeepingExecutorService.setRemoveOnCancelPolicy(true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/DefaultThreadFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/DefaultThreadFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2db11b3ab..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/DefaultThreadFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013, 2014 Brett Wooldridge
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package com.zaxxer.hikari.util;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
-
-public class DefaultThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
-
-   private final String threadName;
-   private final boolean daemon;
-
-   public DefaultThreadFactory(String threadName, boolean daemon) {
-      this.threadName = threadName;
-      this.daemon = daemon;
-   }
-
-   @Override
-   public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
-      Thread thread = new Thread(r, threadName);
-      thread.setDaemon(daemon);
-      return thread;
-   }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/UtilityElf.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/UtilityElf.java
index b9d8a7b59..b3d6a4657 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/UtilityElf.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/UtilityElf.java
@@ -150,4 +150,22 @@ public static int getTransactionIsolation(final String transactionIsolationName)
 
       return -1;
    }
+
+   public static final class DefaultThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
+
+      private final String threadName;
+      private final boolean daemon;
+
+      public DefaultThreadFactory(String threadName, boolean daemon) {
+         this.threadName = threadName;
+         this.daemon = daemon;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
+         Thread thread = new Thread(r, threadName);
+         thread.setDaemon(daemon);
+         return thread;
+      }
+   }
 }