diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/generation/WorldGenerationQueue.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/generation/WorldGenerationQueue.java
index a8812bcee..a23442827 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/generation/WorldGenerationQueue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/generation/WorldGenerationQueue.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public class WorldGenerationQueue implements Closeable, IDebugRenderable
 {
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
 	
+	public static final DhThreadFactory THREAD_FACTORY = new DhThreadFactory(ThreadUtil.THREAD_NAME_PREFIX + "Gen-Worker-Thread", Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
+	
 	private final IDhApiWorldGenerator generator;
 	
 	/** contains the positions that need to be generated */
@@ -497,8 +499,6 @@ public class WorldGenerationQueue implements Closeable, IDebugRenderable
 	// executor handler methods //
 	//==========================//
 	
-	public static final DhThreadFactory THREAD_FACTORY = new DhThreadFactory("Gen-Worker-Thread", Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
-	
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new executor. <br>
 	 * Does nothing if an executor already exists.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/ThreadUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/ThreadUtil.java
index acf41f67e..3045927fb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/ThreadUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/ThreadUtil.java
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.ConfigChangeListener;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.ConfigEntry;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.DhThreadFactory;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 
 public class ThreadUtil
 {
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	
+	/** The prefix isn't strictly required, but makes debugging and profiling much easier. */
+	public static String THREAD_NAME_PREFIX = "DH-";
+	
 	public static int MINIMUM_RELATIVE_PRIORITY = -4;
 	public static int DEFAULT_RELATIVE_PRIORITY = 0;
 	
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ public class ThreadUtil
 	}
 	public static RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor makeRateLimitedThreadPool(int poolSize, String name, int relativePriority, ConfigEntry<Double> runTimeRatioConfigEntry)
 	{
-		DhThreadFactory threadFactory = new DhThreadFactory("DH-" + name, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + relativePriority);
+		DhThreadFactory threadFactory = new DhThreadFactory(THREAD_NAME_PREFIX + name, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + relativePriority);
 		return makeRateLimitedThreadPool(poolSize, threadFactory, runTimeRatioConfigEntry);
 	}
 	public static RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor makeRateLimitedThreadPool(int poolSize, DhThreadFactory threadFactory, ConfigEntry<Double> runTimeRatioConfigEntry)
@@ -39,6 +46,12 @@ public class ThreadUtil
 			THREAD_CHANGE_LISTENERS_BY_THREAD_NAME.remove(threadFactory.threadName);
 		}
 		
+		if (!threadFactory.threadName.startsWith(THREAD_NAME_PREFIX))
+		{
+			// this will only happen if a ThreadFactory is passed in that doesn't have the correct thread name
+			LOGGER.warn("Thread pool with the name ["+threadFactory.threadName+"] is missing the expected Distant Horizons thread prefix ["+THREAD_NAME_PREFIX+"].");
+		}
+		
 		
 		RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor executor = makeRateLimitedThreadPool(poolSize, runTimeRatioConfigEntry.get(), threadFactory);
 		
@@ -52,7 +65,7 @@ public class ThreadUtil
 	/** should only be used if there isn't a config controlling the run time ratio of this thread pool */
 	public static RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor makeRateLimitedThreadPool(int poolSize, String name, Double runTimeRatio, int relativePriority) 
 	{
-		return new RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor(poolSize, runTimeRatio, new DhThreadFactory("DH-" + name, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + relativePriority));
+		return new RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor(poolSize, runTimeRatio, new DhThreadFactory(THREAD_NAME_PREFIX + name, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + relativePriority));
 	}
 	public static RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor makeRateLimitedThreadPool(int poolSize, Double runTimeRatio, DhThreadFactory threadFactory) 
 	{
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ public class ThreadUtil
 		return new ThreadPoolExecutor(/*corePoolSize*/ poolSize, /*maxPoolSize*/ poolSize,
 				0L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
 				new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>(),
-				new DhThreadFactory("DH-" + name, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + relativePriority));
+				new DhThreadFactory(THREAD_NAME_PREFIX + name, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + relativePriority));
 	}
 	
 	public static ThreadPoolExecutor makeThreadPool(int poolSize, Class<?> clazz, int relativePriority) { return makeThreadPool(poolSize, clazz.getSimpleName(), relativePriority); }