diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 4a088dce4..2fc127579 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -1140,13 +1140,14 @@ def runInboxQueueWatchdog(projectVersion: str,httpd) -> None:
     """This tries to keep the inbox thread running even if it dies
     """
     print('Starting inbox queue watchdog')
-    inboxQueueOriginal=httpd.thrInboxQueue.clone()
+    inboxQueueOriginal=httpd.thrInboxQueue.clone(runInboxQueue)
+    #httpd.thrInboxQueue=inboxQueueOriginal
     httpd.thrInboxQueue.start()
     while True:
         time.sleep(20) 
         if not httpd.thrInboxQueue.isAlive():
             httpd.thrInboxQueue.kill()
-            httpd.thrInboxQueue=inboxQueueOriginal.clone()
+            httpd.thrInboxQueue=inboxQueueOriginal.clone(runInboxQueue)
             httpd.thrInboxQueue.start()
             print('Restarting inbox queue...')
 
diff --git a/threads.py b/threads.py
index 2f7fe20b0..07fbc176c 100644
--- a/threads.py
+++ b/threads.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class threadWithTrace(threading.Thread):
     def kill(self): 
         self.killed = True
 
-    def clone(self):
-        return threadWithTrace(target=self, \
-                               args=(self._args),daemon=True)        
+    def clone(self,fn):
+        return threadWithTrace(target=fn, \
+                               args=self._args, \
+                               daemon=True)