diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index bfb40530..f1ec0009 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -461,7 +461,13 @@ class Up2k(object):
                 # important; not deferred by db_act
                 timeout = self._check_lifetimes()
 
-            timeout = min(timeout, now + self._check_xiu())
+            try:
+                timeout = min(timeout, now + self._check_xiu())
+            except Exception as ex:
+                if "closed cursor" in str(ex):
+                    self.log("sched_rescan: lost db")
+                    return
+                raise
 
             with self.mutex:
                 for vp, vol in sorted(self.asrv.vfs.all_vols.items()):
diff --git a/scripts/sfx.py b/scripts/sfx.py
index 7af2f905..0203571c 100644
--- a/scripts/sfx.py
+++ b/scripts/sfx.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def run(tmp, j2, ftp):
     msg("sfxdir:", tmp)
     msg()
 
-    t = threading.Thread(target=utime, args=(tmp,))
+    t = threading.Thread(target=utime, args=(tmp,), name="utime")
     t.daemon = True
     t.start()
 
diff --git a/scripts/ziploader.py b/scripts/ziploader.py
index d06b7baa..bbf4152e 100644
--- a/scripts/ziploader.py
+++ b/scripts/ziploader.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def run():
     msg("  rsrc dir:", rsrc)
     msg()
 
-    t = threading.Thread(target=utime, args=(rsrc,))
+    t = threading.Thread(target=utime, args=(rsrc,), name="utime")
     t.daemon = True
     t.start()