diff --git a/designate/cmd/__init__.py b/designate/cmd/__init__.py
index 806716bce..3a7edfa9b 100644
--- a/designate/cmd/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/cmd/__init__.py
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@
 import eventlet
 
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+# 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
diff --git a/designate/cmd/manage.py b/designate/cmd/manage.py
index 08cc472c7..bc8e8f907 100644
--- a/designate/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/designate/cmd/manage.py
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ from designate import utils
 from designate import version
 
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+# 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
 
 CONF = designate.conf.CONF