diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
index f11e7ff..c9ac4ef 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import java.util.TimerTask;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplication;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.client.ClusterControllerInfo;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.ipc.CCNCFunctions;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.logs.LogFile;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.shutdown.ShutdownRun;
+import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.utils.HyracksThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.work.WorkQueue;
 import org.apache.hyracks.ipc.api.IIPCI;
 import org.apache.hyracks.ipc.impl.IPCSystem;
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@
 
     private final WorkQueue workQueue;
 
-    private ExecutorService executor;
+    private ExecutorService executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new HyracksThreadFactory("<bootstrap>"));
 
     private final Timer timer;
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
index f69d106..cc84aeb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import java.util.TimerTask;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.ipc.CCNCFunctions;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.ipc.ClusterControllerRemoteProxy;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobProfile;
+import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.utils.HyracksThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.work.FutureValue;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.work.WorkQueue;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.nc.application.NCServiceContext;
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@
 
     private final Map<JobId, JobParameterByteStore> jobParameterByteStoreMap = new HashMap<>();
 
-    private ExecutorService executor;
+    private ExecutorService executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new HyracksThreadFactory("<bootstrap>"));
 
     private Map<CcId, HeartbeatManager> heartbeatManagers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();