diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 9281afd51..13c47bddd 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -1438,7 +1438,9 @@ def run_daemon(accounts_data_dir: str,
         print('THREAD: Creating newswire watchdog')
         httpd.thrNewswireWatchdog = \
             thread_with_trace(target=run_newswire_watchdog,
-                              args=(project_version, httpd), daemon=True)
+                              args=(base_dir, httpd,
+                                    http_prefix, domain, port,
+                                    httpd.translate), daemon=True)
         begin_thread(httpd.thrNewswireWatchdog,
                      'run_daemon thrNewswireWatchdog')
 
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
index 54760c609..a99321a31 100644
--- a/newsdaemon.py
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from utils import data_dir
 from status import get_status_number
 from session import create_session
 from threads import begin_thread
+from threads import thread_with_trace
 from webapp_hashtagswarm import store_hash_tags
 from cache import clear_from_post_caches
 
@@ -897,13 +898,12 @@ def run_newswire_daemon(base_dir: str, httpd,
             break
 
 
-def run_newswire_watchdog(project_version: str, httpd) -> None:
+def run_newswire_watchdog(base_dir: str, httpd,
+                          http_prefix: str, domain: str, port: int,
+                          translate: {}) -> None:
     """This tries to keep the newswire update thread running even if it dies
     """
     print('THREAD: Starting newswire watchdog')
-    newswire_original = \
-        httpd.thrPostSchedule.clone(run_newswire_daemon)
-    begin_thread(httpd.thrNewswireDaemon, 'run_newswire_watchdog')
     while True:
         time.sleep(50)
         if httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.is_alive():
@@ -911,6 +911,8 @@ def run_newswire_watchdog(project_version: str, httpd) -> None:
         httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.kill()
         print('THREAD: restarting newswire watchdog')
         httpd.thrNewswireDaemon = \
-            newswire_original.clone(run_newswire_daemon)
-        begin_thread(httpd.thrNewswireDaemon, 'run_newswire_watchdog 2')
+            thread_with_trace(target=run_newswire_daemon,
+                              args=(base_dir, httpd,
+                                    http_prefix, domain, port,
+                                    translate), daemon=True)
         print('Restarting newswire daemon...')