diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/jobs/service/SchedulerStopListener.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/jobs/service/SchedulerStopListener.java
index 522d96b5e..a1dbad2a3 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/jobs/service/SchedulerStopListener.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/jobs/service/SchedulerStopListener.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class SchedulerStopListener implements JobListener {
                     SchedulerStopListener.this.jobRegisterService.stopScheduler(schedulerName);
                 }
             });
-            newThread.run();
+            newThread.start();
         }
     }