diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 10c46c0d..093a3763 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ public class CordovaWebView extends WebView {
         // Load url
         this.cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
-                Thread thread = new Thread(timeoutCheck);
-                thread.start();
+                cordova.getThreadPool().execute(timeoutCheck);
                 me.loadUrlNow(url);
             }
         });