diff --git a/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py b/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py
index 50dd45e39d..ffc6dd7b1e 100644
--- a/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py
+++ b/queue_job/jobrunner/__init__.py
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ def prefork_worker_pop(server, pid):
 
 def threaded_start(server, *args, **kwargs):
     res = orig_threaded_start(server, *args, **kwargs)
-    _start_runner_thread("threaded server")
+    if not kwargs.get("stop"):
+        _start_runner_thread("threaded server")
     return res