diff --git a/platform/include/internal/proxy.h b/platform/include/internal/proxy.h
index d5cbab5..8257c0d 100644
--- a/platform/include/internal/proxy.h
+++ b/platform/include/internal/proxy.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ struct tfe_proxy
 };
 
 extern struct tfe_proxy * g_default_proxy;
+extern int worker_thread_ready;
 
 #define TFE_PROXY_STAT_INCREASE(field, val)			\
 do { __atomic_fetch_add(&g_default_proxy->stat_val[field], val, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); } while(0)
diff --git a/platform/src/acceptor_kni_v4.cpp b/platform/src/acceptor_kni_v4.cpp
index 05e5d43..18902ba 100644
--- a/platform/src/acceptor_kni_v4.cpp
+++ b/platform/src/acceptor_kni_v4.cpp
@@ -93,15 +93,19 @@ static void *worker_thread_cycle(void *arg)
     void * logger = thread_ctx->logger;
 
     int pkg_len = 0;
-    char thread_name[32];
+    char thread_name[16];
     int n_pkt_recv_from_nf = 0;
     int n_pkt_recv_from_tap = 0;
     int n_pkt_recv_from_tap_c = 0;
     int n_pkt_recv_from_tap_s = 0;
 
-    snprintf(thread_name, sizeof(thread_name), "packet-io:worker-%d", thread_ctx->thread_index);
+    snprintf(thread_name, sizeof(thread_name), "pkt:worker-%d", thread_ctx->thread_index);
     prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long long)thread_name, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
+    while (!worker_thread_ready) {
+        sleep(1);
+    }
+
     if (packet_io_thread_init(handle, thread_ctx, logger) != 0)
     {
         goto error_out;
diff --git a/platform/src/proxy.cpp b/platform/src/proxy.cpp
index 1a2cac4..7c57f99 100644
--- a/platform/src/proxy.cpp
+++ b/platform/src/proxy.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static int signals[] = {SIGHUP, SIGPIPE, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2};
 void * g_default_logger = NULL;
 struct tfe_proxy * g_default_proxy = NULL;
 bool g_print_to_stderr = true;
+int worker_thread_ready = 0;
 
 /* Per thread resource */
 thread_local unsigned int __currect_thread_id = 0;
@@ -749,6 +750,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 		g_print_to_stderr = false;
 		sleep(1);
 	}
+	worker_thread_ready = 1;
 
 	event_base_dispatch(g_default_proxy->evbase);
 	return 0;