diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/OlcbInterface.java b/src/org/openlcb/OlcbInterface.java
index 5ea76045..e9329625 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/OlcbInterface.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/OlcbInterface.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public void connectionActive(Connection c) {
                     public void run() {
                         queuedOutputConnection.run();
                     }
-                }).start();
+                }, "openlcb-output-queue").start();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/can/CanInterface.java b/src/org/openlcb/can/CanInterface.java
index 8931e753..a3ccc1fc 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/can/CanInterface.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/can/CanInterface.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public CanInterface(NodeID interfaceId, CanFrameListener frameOutput) {
             public void run() {
                 initialize();
             }
-        }).start();
+        }, "openlcb-if-initialize").start();
     }
 
     public CanFrameListener frameInput() { return frameInput; }
diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/GridConnectInput.java b/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/GridConnectInput.java
index 9105439d..d8dc325d 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/GridConnectInput.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/GridConnectInput.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public GridConnectInput(BufferedReader input, CanFrameListener listener, Runnabl
         this.input = input;
         this.listener = listener;
         this.onError = onError;
-        new Thread() {
+        new Thread("openlcb-gc-input") {
             public void run() {
                 threadBody();
             }
diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/OlcbConnection.java b/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/OlcbConnection.java
index a5f16f2a..833de16e 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/OlcbConnection.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/can/impl/OlcbConnection.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public OlcbConnection(NodeID nodeId, String
     }
 
     public void startConnect() {
-        new Thread() {
+        new Thread("openlcb-connect") {
             public void run() {
                 connect();
             }
diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/cdi/swing/CdiPanel.java b/src/org/openlcb/cdi/swing/CdiPanel.java
index b878c552..b6d87f27 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/cdi/swing/CdiPanel.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/cdi/swing/CdiPanel.java
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public void run() {
                 rep.visit(new RendererVisitor());
                 EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> displayComplete());
             }
-        }).start();
+        }, "openlcb-cdi-render").start();
     }
 
     private void displayComplete() {
diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/hub/Hub.java b/src/org/openlcb/hub/Hub.java
index eab6977f..5b6f82a5 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/hub/Hub.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/hub/Hub.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public Hub() {
     public Hub(int port) {
         this.port = port;
         // create array server thread
-        Thread t = new Thread() {
+        Thread t = new Thread("openlcb-hub-output") {
             public void run() {
                 while (true) {
                     try {
diff --git a/src/org/openlcb/implementations/DatagramMeteringBuffer.java b/src/org/openlcb/implementations/DatagramMeteringBuffer.java
index 5048b733..7e9624b3 100644
--- a/src/org/openlcb/implementations/DatagramMeteringBuffer.java
+++ b/src/org/openlcb/implementations/DatagramMeteringBuffer.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public void put(Message msg, Connection toUpstream) {
 
     private void datagramComplete() {
         currentMemo = null;
-        new Thread(new Consumer(queue)).start();
+        new Thread(new Consumer(queue), "openlcb-datagram-queue").start();
     }
 
     class ReplyHandler extends AbstractConnection {