diff --git a/src/core/Thread.pm b/src/core/Thread.pm
index 46e0e2e50c9..323fe5754f6 100644
--- a/src/core/Thread.pm
+++ b/src/core/Thread.pm
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ my class Thread {
 
 Rakudo::Internals.REGISTER-DYNAMIC: '$*THREAD', {
     my $init_thread := nqp::create(Thread);
-    nqp::bindattr($init_thread,Thread,'$!vm_thread',Rakudo::Internals.INITTHREAD);
-    nqp::bindattr($init_thread,Thread,'$!app_lifetime',True);
-    nqp::bindattr($init_thread,Thread,'$!name','Initial thread');
+    nqp::bindattr($init_thread, Thread, '$!vm_thread',
+      Rakudo::Internals.INITTHREAD);
+    nqp::bindattr($init_thread, Thread, '$!app_lifetime', False);
+    nqp::bindattr($init_thread, Thread, '$!name', 'Initial thread');
     PROCESS::<$THREAD> := $init_thread;
 }