diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/JobEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/JobEngine.cs
index 0a39e4b6be..a6a059dcc6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/JobEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/JobEngine.cs
@@ -136,12 +136,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
                     if(m_jobQueue.Count <= 0)
                         m_cancelSource.Cancel();
 
-                    if(m_finishedProcessingAfterStop.WaitOne(RequestProcessTimeoutOnStop))
+                    m_finishedProcessingAfterStop.WaitOne(RequestProcessTimeoutOnStop);
                         m_finishedProcessingAfterStop.Close();
                 }
                 finally
                 {
-                    m_cancelSource.Dispose();
+                    if(m_cancelSource != null)
+                        m_cancelSource.Dispose();
+                    if(m_finishedProcessingAfterStop != null)
+                        m_finishedProcessingAfterStop.Dispose();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
index 2deb2d1100..7e81be7fa0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Timers;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             for (int i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++)
             {
-                Util.FireAndForget(delegate { AssetRequestProcessor();});
+                m_fetchThreads[i] = WorkManager.StartThread(AssetRequestProcessor,
+                            String.Format("GetTextureWorker{0}", i),
+                            ThreadPriority.Normal,
+                            true,
+                            false);
             }
         }
 
@@ -357,7 +361,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             while (true)
             {
-                r = m_requestQueue.Dequeue(2000);
+                r = m_requestQueue.Dequeue(4500);
+                Watchdog.UpdateThread();
                 if(r== null)
                     continue;
                 string uri = r.uri;