diff --git a/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp b/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp
index ee29493c9..062f4162a 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CSqlServer::CSqlServer(const char* pDatabase, const char* pPrefix, const char* p
 	m_pConnection = 0;
 	m_pResults = 0;
 	m_pStatement = 0;
-	
+
 	m_SqlLock = lock_create();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
index e14353c15..84de39575 100644
--- a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ m_pServer(pGameServer->Server())
 	CSqlData::ms_pPlayerData = PlayerData(0);
 	CSqlData::ms_pMap = m_aMap;
 
-	ExecSqlFunc(new CSqlExecData(Init, new CSqlData()));
+	void* InitThread = thread_init(ExecSqlFunc, new CSqlExecData(Init, new CSqlData()));
+	thread_detach(InitThread);
 }
 
 void CSqlScore::ExecSqlFunc(void *pUser)