diff --git a/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp b/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp
index 454b77184..f04e0aa22 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ APRInitializer::APRInitializer() :
 
 APRInitializer::~APRInitializer()
 {
-	stopWatchDogs();
 	isDestructed = true;
 #if APR_HAS_THREADS
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_priv->mutex);
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/threadutility.cpp b/src/main/cpp/threadutility.cpp
index 72056cad9..823eb8d0c 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/threadutility.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/threadutility.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #if LOG4CXX_EVENTS_AT_EXIT
 #include <log4cxx/private/atexitregistry.h>
 #endif
+#if !defined(LOG4CXX)
+	#define LOG4CXX 1
+#endif
+#include <log4cxx/helpers/aprinitializer.h>
 
 namespace LOG4CXX_NS
 {
@@ -117,8 +121,12 @@ ThreadUtility::~ThreadUtility() {}
 
 ThreadUtility* ThreadUtility::instance()
 {
-	static WideLife<ThreadUtility> instance;
-	return &instance.value();
+	using ThreadUtilityHolder = SingletonHolder<ThreadUtility>;
+	auto result = APRInitializer::getOrAddUnique<ThreadUtilityHolder>
+		( []() -> ObjectPtr
+			{ return std::make_shared<ThreadUtilityHolder>(); }
+		);
+	return &result->value();
 }
 
 void ThreadUtility::configure( ThreadConfigurationType type )
diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/filewatchdog.h b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/filewatchdog.h
index a3f5a1dd6..dd499485e 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/filewatchdog.h
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/filewatchdog.h
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <log4cxx/helpers/pool.h>
 #include <log4cxx/file.h>
-#include <atomic>
-#include <thread>
-#include <condition_variable>
 
 namespace LOG4CXX_NS
 {
diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/singletonholder.h b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/singletonholder.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85783e0d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/singletonholder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LOG4CXX_SINGLETON_HOLDER_H
+#define LOG4CXX_SINGLETON_HOLDER_H
+
+#include <log4cxx/helpers/object.h>
+
+namespace LOG4CXX_NS
+{
+namespace helpers
+{
+
+/** Wraps any singleton object so it can be added to APRInitializer
+ */
+template <class T>
+class SingletonHolder : public Object
+{
+	using ThisType = SingletonHolder<T>;
+	T m_data;
+	struct Unused : public helpers::Class
+	{
+		LogString getName() const override { return LOG4CXX_STR("SingletonHolder"); }
+	};
+public: // Object method stubs
+	const helpers::Class& getClass() const override { static Unused notUsed; return notUsed; }
+	BEGIN_LOG4CXX_CAST_MAP()
+	LOG4CXX_CAST_ENTRY(ThisType)
+	END_LOG4CXX_CAST_MAP()
+
+public: // Accessors
+	T& value() { return m_data; }
+};
+
+} // namespace helpers
+} // namespace LOG4CXX_NS
+
+#endif //LOG4CXX_SINGLETON_HOLDER_H
diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/threadutility.h b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/threadutility.h
index 353bc3011..6fe738e64 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/threadutility.h
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/threadutility.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 
 #include "log4cxx/logstring.h"
-#include "widelife.h"
+#include "singletonholder.h"
 
 namespace LOG4CXX_NS
 {
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class LOG4CXX_EXPORT ThreadUtility
 {
 	private:
 		friend class LOG4CXX_NS::helpers::WideLife<ThreadUtility>;
+		friend class LOG4CXX_NS::helpers::SingletonHolder<ThreadUtility>;
 		ThreadUtility();
 
 		LOG4CXX_NS::helpers::ThreadStartPre preStartFunction();