diff --git a/tools/federation/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/federated/evaluation/concurrent/NamingThreadFactory.java b/tools/federation/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/federated/evaluation/concurrent/NamingThreadFactory.java
index 2d7cf1a508..f3a53ded28 100644
--- a/tools/federation/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/federated/evaluation/concurrent/NamingThreadFactory.java
+++ b/tools/federation/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/federated/evaluation/concurrent/NamingThreadFactory.java
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ public NamingThreadFactory(String baseName) {
 
 	@Override
 	public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
-		Thread t = Thread.ofVirtual().name(baseName + "-", nextThreadId.incrementAndGet()).unstarted(r);
+		// Refactoring this causes ServicesTest to hang forever (https://github.com/ponder-lab/rdf4j/actions/runs/10239404923/job/28324948852?pr=2)
+		Thread t = Executors.defaultThreadFactory().newThread(r);
+		t.setName(baseName + "-" + nextThreadId.incrementAndGet());
 		return t;
 	}