diff --git a/visor.c b/visor.c
index ec577e2..798e5b5 100644
--- a/visor.c
+++ b/visor.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 int32_t thread_count;
 
 struct threadInfo {
-	pthread_t id;
 	int32_t index; // unique number from 0 to thread_count-1
 	bool drawing; // marks if we are currently drawing for a given thread
 	bool complete; // marks if the drawing that it was supposed to
@@ -323,7 +322,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		// we set this before the thread starts so it points to a valid
 		// integer, if the thread fails to start, it will simply be
 		// overwritten by the same value in the next run of the loop
-		if (pthread_create(&threads[count].id, NULL, &writer_thread, &threads[count].index)) {
+		pthread_t id;
+		if (pthread_create(&id, NULL, &writer_thread, &threads[count].index)) {
+			pthread_detach(id);
 			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create thread %d\n", i);
 			continue;
 		}