diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
index 7ab2296935..418dc8f417 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ using namespace udt;
 using namespace std::chrono;
 
 Connection::Connection(Socket* parentSocket, HifiSockAddr destination, std::unique_ptr<CongestionControl> congestionControl) :
-    QObject(parentSocket),
     _parentSocket(parentSocket),
     _destination(destination),
     _congestionControl(move(congestionControl))
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
index 358acce694..7829e3727c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ Connection* Socket::findOrCreateConnection(const HifiSockAddr& sockAddr, bool fi
             auto congestionControl = _ccFactory->create();
             congestionControl->setMaxBandwidth(_maxBandwidth);
             auto connection = std::unique_ptr<Connection>(new Connection(this, sockAddr, std::move(congestionControl)));
-
+            if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+                qCDebug(networking) << "Moving new Connection to NodeList thread";
+                connection->moveToThread(thread());
+            }
             // allow higher-level classes to find out when connections have completed a handshake
             QObject::connect(connection.get(), &Connection::receiverHandshakeRequestComplete,
                              this, &Socket::clientHandshakeRequestComplete);