diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
index e7e030a55..aca310fec 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -306,9 +306,7 @@ void Store::addMultipleToStore(
         act.progress(nrDone, pathsToCopy.size(), nrRunning, nrFailed);
     };
 
-    ThreadPool pool{"addMultipleToStore pool"};
-
-    processGraph<StorePath>(pool,
+    processGraph<StorePath>("addMultipleToStore pool",
         storePathsToAdd,
 
         [&](const StorePath & path) {
@@ -1137,12 +1135,10 @@ std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
     }
     auto pathsMap = copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, storePaths, repair, checkSigs, substitute);
 
-    ThreadPool pool{"copyPaths pool"};
-
     try {
         // Copy the realisation closure
         processGraph<Realisation>(
-            pool, Realisation::closure(srcStore, toplevelRealisations),
+            "copyPaths pool", Realisation::closure(srcStore, toplevelRealisations),
             [&](const Realisation & current) -> std::set<Realisation> {
                 std::set<Realisation> children;
                 for (const auto & [drvOutput, _] : current.dependentRealisations) {
diff --git a/lix/libutil/thread-pool.hh b/lix/libutil/thread-pool.hh
index 089fdd3f3..9db56805a 100644
--- a/lix/libutil/thread-pool.hh
+++ b/lix/libutil/thread-pool.hh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
  */
 template<typename T>
 void processGraph(
-    ThreadPool & pool,
+    const char *poolName,
     const std::set<T> & nodes,
     std::function<std::set<T>(const T &)> getEdges,
     std::function<void(const T &)> processNode)
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ void processGraph(
 
     std::function<void(const T &)> worker;
 
+    /* Create pool last to ensure threads are stopped before other destructors
+     * run */
+    ThreadPool pool{poolName};
+
+
     worker = [&](const T & node) {
 
         {