diff --git a/requests_toolbelt/threaded/thread.py b/requests_toolbelt/threaded/thread.py
index 542813c..b66654b 100644
--- a/requests_toolbelt/threaded/thread.py
+++ b/requests_toolbelt/threaded/thread.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ def __init__(self, initialized_session, job_queue, response_queue,
                  exception_queue):
         self._session = initialized_session
         self._jobs = job_queue
-        self._create_worker()
         self._responses = response_queue
         self._exceptions = exception_queue
+        self._create_worker()
 
     def _create_worker(self):
         self._worker = threading.Thread(