diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 726424299e..ee9d3ddd48 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2719,6 +2719,16 @@ name = "utf8-ranges"
 version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uvth"
+version = "3.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel 0.3.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "num_cpus 1.10.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vec_map"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -2791,7 +2801,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "scan_fmt 0.1.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "specs 0.14.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "threadpool 1.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "uvth 3.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "vek 0.9.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "veloren-common 0.2.0",
  "veloren-world 0.2.0",
@@ -3356,6 +3366,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 "checksum unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "fc72304796d0818e357ead4e000d19c9c174ab23dc11093ac919054d20a6a7fc"
 "checksum user32-sys 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4ef4711d107b21b410a3a974b1204d9accc8b10dad75d8324b5d755de1617d47"
 "checksum utf8-ranges 1.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9d50aa7650df78abf942826607c62468ce18d9019673d4a2ebe1865dbb96ffde"
+"checksum uvth 3.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "cb04cfcc1b40fdb315b31778a8495785a436238f8c1d7c440daa0656e8c1f54a"
 "checksum vec_map 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "05c78687fb1a80548ae3250346c3db86a80a7cdd77bda190189f2d0a0987c81a"
 "checksum vek 0.9.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "41a272c9a959b8d3acd4fdbb83bb20d815976e3ab68b3fa9e0c9519b5dd18478"
 "checksum version_check 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "914b1a6776c4c929a602fafd8bc742e06365d4bcbe48c30f9cca5824f70dc9dd"
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 08b074f898..6f23cca7c3 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ world = { package = "veloren-world", path = "../world" }
 log = "0.4"
 specs = "0.14"
 vek = "0.9"
-threadpool = "1.7"
+uvth = "3"
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
-scan_fmt = "0.1.3"
\ No newline at end of file
+scan_fmt = "0.1.3"
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 702a13e286..acf7d72b41 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::{mpsc, Arc},
     time::Duration,
 };
-use threadpool::ThreadPool;
+use uvth::{ThreadPool, ThreadPoolBuilder};
 use vek::*;
 use world::World;
 
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ impl Server {
             postoffice: PostOffice::bind(addrs.into())?,
             clients: Clients::empty(),
 
-            thread_pool: threadpool::Builder::new()
-                .thread_name("veloren-worker".into())
-                .build(),
+            thread_pool: ThreadPoolBuilder::new().name("veloren-worker".into()).build(),
             chunk_tx,
             chunk_rx,
             pending_chunks: HashSet::new(),