diff --git a/android/android/AndroidSonarClient.java b/android/android/AndroidSonarClient.java
index 40c9a7ed4..a648188b4 100644
--- a/android/android/AndroidSonarClient.java
+++ b/android/android/AndroidSonarClient.java
@@ -16,16 +16,19 @@ import com.facebook.sonar.core.SonarClient;
 public final class AndroidSonarClient {
   private static boolean sIsInitialized = false;
   private static SonarThread sSonarThread;
+  private static SonarThread sConnectionThread;
 
   public static synchronized SonarClient getInstance(Context context) {
     if (!sIsInitialized) {
-      sSonarThread = new SonarThread();
+      sSonarThread = new SonarThread("SonarEventBaseThread");
       sSonarThread.start();
+      sConnectionThread = new SonarThread("SonarConnectionThread");
+      sConnectionThread.start();
 
       final Context app = context.getApplicationContext();
       SonarClientImpl.init(
           sSonarThread.getEventBase(),
-          sSonarThread.getEventBase(),
+          sConnectionThread.getEventBase(),
           getServerHost(app),
           "Android",
           getFriendlyDeviceName(),
diff --git a/android/android/SonarThread.java b/android/android/SonarThread.java
index 608fb5a62..f3edeeb22 100644
--- a/android/android/SonarThread.java
+++ b/android/android/SonarThread.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 class SonarThread extends Thread {
   private @Nullable EventBase mEventBase;
 
-  SonarThread() {
-    super("SonarEventBaseThread");
+  SonarThread(final String name) {
+    super(name);
   }
 
   @Override