diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/CacheControlOverride.java b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/CacheControlOverride.java
index afc40f6..bbad4b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/CacheControlOverride.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/CacheControlOverride.java
@@ -21,9 +21,28 @@
  */
 package ch.epfl.biop.bdv.img;
 
+import bdv.cache.SharedQueue;
 import bdv.img.cache.VolatileGlobalCellCache;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
 public interface CacheControlOverride {
 
     void setCacheControl(VolatileGlobalCellCache cache);
+
+    public static class Tools {
+        public static void shutdownCacheQueue(VolatileGlobalCellCache cache) {
+            try {
+                Field queueField = VolatileGlobalCellCache.class.getDeclaredField(
+                        "queue");
+                queueField.setAccessible(true);
+                SharedQueue queue = (SharedQueue) queueField.get(cache);
+                queue.shutdown(); // Kill the non-used thread
+            } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/OpenersImageLoader.java b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/OpenersImageLoader.java
index bb57fe3..23ef724 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/OpenersImageLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/OpenersImageLoader.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ public void close() {
 
 	@Override
 	public void setCacheControl(VolatileGlobalCellCache cache)  {
+		CacheControlOverride.Tools.shutdownCacheQueue(this.cache);
 		this.cache.clearCache();
 		this.cache = cache;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/imageplus/ImagePlusImageLoader.java b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/imageplus/ImagePlusImageLoader.java
index bc939e0..f080ff6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/imageplus/ImagePlusImageLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/bdv/img/imageplus/ImagePlusImageLoader.java
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public VolatileGlobalCellCache getCacheControl() {
 
 	@Override
 	public void setCacheControl(VolatileGlobalCellCache cache)  {
+		CacheControlOverride.Tools.shutdownCacheQueue(this.cache);
 		this.cache.clearCache();
 		this.cache = cache;
 	}