diff --git a/cyborg/cmd/__init__.py b/cyborg/cmd/__init__.py
index fd76ac1b..767af604 100644
--- a/cyborg/cmd/__init__.py
+++ b/cyborg/cmd/__init__.py
@@ -17,5 +17,11 @@ import eventlet
 import oslo_i18n as i18n
 
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
+# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
+# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
+# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
+import __original_module_threading as orig_threading # noqa
+import threading # noqa
+orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 i18n.install('cyborg')