diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/events/EventHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/events/EventHandler.java
index c17b4eba7..687ada9ba 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/events/EventHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/events/EventHandler.java
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ public class EventHandler implements AutoCloseable {
     private final Map<String, EventFactory> typedEventFactories;
 
     private final ScheduledExecutorService watcher = Executors
-            .newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(new NamedThreadFactory("EventHandlerWatcher"));
-    private final ExecutorService executor = Executors
-            .newSingleThreadExecutor(new NamedThreadFactory("EventHandlerExecutor"));
+            .newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(new NamedThreadFactory("eventwatcher"));
+    private final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new NamedThreadFactory("eventexecutor"));
 
     /**
      * Create a new event handler.