diff --git a/fileTransfer/send.go b/fileTransfer/send.go
index 88a61173baaebe7c1857cb153fb5c9df305816b2..37457e613f12ab7846f5846286440214f4c83227 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/send.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/send.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (m *manager) startSendingWorkerPool(multiStop *stoppable.Multi) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < workerPoolThreads; i++ {
 		stop := stoppable.NewSingle(sendThreadStoppableName + strconv.Itoa(i))
-		m.sendingThread(stop)
+		go m.sendingThread(stop)
 		multiStop.Add(stop)
 	}