diff --git a/ldclient/client.py b/ldclient/client.py
index 5e84e10a..1925a626 100644
--- a/ldclient/client.py
+++ b/ldclient/client.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def __update_availability(self, available: bool):
             return
 
         log.warn("Detected persistent store unavailability; updates will be cached until it recovers")
-        task = RepeatingTask(0.5, 0, self.__check_availability)
+        task = RepeatingTask("ldclient.check-availability", 0.5, 0, self.__check_availability)
 
         self.__lock.lock()
         self.__poller = task
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class LDClient:
 
     Client instances are thread-safe.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, config: Config, start_wait: float=5):
         """Constructs a new LDClient instance.
 
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ def _set_event_processor(self, config):
         if not config.event_processor_class:
             diagnostic_id = create_diagnostic_id(config)
             diagnostic_accumulator = None if config.diagnostic_opt_out else _DiagnosticAccumulator(diagnostic_id)
-            self._event_processor = DefaultEventProcessor(config, diagnostic_accumulator = diagnostic_accumulator)
+            self._event_processor = DefaultEventProcessor(config, diagnostic_accumulator=diagnostic_accumulator)
             return diagnostic_accumulator
         self._event_processor = config.event_processor_class(config)
         return None
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ def track(self, event_name: str, context: Context, data: Optional[Any]=None,
             log.warning("Invalid context for track (%s)" % context.error)
         else:
             self._send_event(self._event_factory_default.new_custom_event(event_name,
-                context, data, metric_value))
+                                                                          context, data, metric_value))
 
     def identify(self, context: Context):
         """Reports details about an evaluation context.
@@ -711,5 +712,4 @@ def flag_tracker(self) -> FlagTracker:
         return self.__flag_tracker
 
 
-
 __all__ = ['LDClient', 'Config']
diff --git a/ldclient/impl/big_segments.py b/ldclient/impl/big_segments.py
index b4f4ce1e..6ef32540 100644
--- a/ldclient/impl/big_segments.py
+++ b/ldclient/impl/big_segments.py
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@
 class BigSegmentStoreStatusProviderImpl(BigSegmentStoreStatusProvider):
     """
     Default implementation of the BigSegmentStoreStatusProvider interface.
-    
+
     The real implementation of getting the status is in BigSegmentStoreManager - we pass in a lambda that
     allows us to get the current status from that class. So this class provides a facade for that, and
     also adds the listener mechanism.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, status_getter: Callable[[], BigSegmentStoreStatus]):
         self.__status_getter = status_getter
         self.__status_listeners = Listeners()
         self.__last_status = None  # type: Optional[BigSegmentStoreStatus]
-    
+
     @property
     def status(self) -> BigSegmentStoreStatus:
         return self.__status_getter()
@@ -43,15 +44,17 @@ def _update_status(self, new_status: BigSegmentStoreStatus):
             self.__last_status = new_status
             self.__status_listeners.notify(new_status)
 
+
 class BigSegmentStoreManager:
     # use EMPTY_MEMBERSHIP as a singleton whenever a membership query returns None; it's safe to reuse it
     # because we will never modify the membership properties after they're queried
     EMPTY_MEMBERSHIP = {}  # type: dict
-    
+
     """
     Internal component that decorates the Big Segment store with caching behavior, and also polls the
     store to track its status.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, config: BigSegmentsConfig):
         self.__store = config.store
 
@@ -61,8 +64,8 @@ def __init__(self, config: BigSegmentsConfig):
         self.__poll_task = None  # type: Optional[RepeatingTask]
 
         if self.__store:
-            self.__cache = ExpiringDict(max_len = config.context_cache_size, max_age_seconds=config.context_cache_time)
-            self.__poll_task = RepeatingTask(config.status_poll_interval, 0, self.poll_store_and_update_status)
+            self.__cache = ExpiringDict(max_len=config.context_cache_size, max_age_seconds=config.context_cache_time)
+            self.__poll_task = RepeatingTask("ldclient.bigsegment.status-poll", config.status_poll_interval, 0, self.poll_store_and_update_status)
             self.__poll_task.start()
 
     def stop(self):
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ def stop(self):
     @property
     def status_provider(self) -> BigSegmentStoreStatusProvider:
         return self.__status_provider
-    
+
     def get_user_membership(self, user_key: str) -> Tuple[Optional[dict], str]:
         if not self.__store:
             return (None, BigSegmentsStatus.NOT_CONFIGURED)
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ def get_status(self) -> BigSegmentStoreStatus:
         return status if status else self.poll_store_and_update_status()
 
     def poll_store_and_update_status(self) -> BigSegmentStoreStatus:
-        new_status = BigSegmentStoreStatus(False, False) # default to "unavailable" if we don't get a new status below
+        new_status = BigSegmentStoreStatus(False, False)  # default to "unavailable" if we don't get a new status below
         if self.__store:
             try:
                 metadata = self.__store.get_metadata()
@@ -115,5 +118,6 @@ def poll_store_and_update_status(self) -> BigSegmentStoreStatus:
     def is_stale(self, timestamp) -> bool:
         return (timestamp is None) or ((int(time.time() * 1000) - timestamp) >= self.__stale_after_millis)
 
+
 def _hash_for_user_key(user_key: str) -> str:
     return base64.b64encode(sha256(user_key.encode('utf-8')).digest()).decode('utf-8')
diff --git a/ldclient/impl/datasource/polling.py b/ldclient/impl/datasource/polling.py
index b53dcc2c..2f8414d1 100644
--- a/ldclient/impl/datasource/polling.py
+++ b/ldclient/impl/datasource/polling.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config, requester: FeatureRequester, store: FeatureSt
         self._requester = requester
         self._store = store
         self._ready = ready
-        self._task = RepeatingTask(config.poll_interval, 0, self._poll)
+        self._task = RepeatingTask("ldclient.datasource.polling", config.poll_interval, 0, self._poll)
 
     def start(self):
         log.info("Starting PollingUpdateProcessor with request interval: " + str(self._config.poll_interval))
diff --git a/ldclient/impl/datasource/streaming.py b/ldclient/impl/datasource/streaming.py
index ec8debe9..80bde5fe 100644
--- a/ldclient/impl/datasource/streaming.py
+++ b/ldclient/impl/datasource/streaming.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 class StreamingUpdateProcessor(Thread, UpdateProcessor):
     def __init__(self, config, store, ready, diagnostic_accumulator):
-        Thread.__init__(self)
+        Thread.__init__(self, name="ldclient.datasource.streaming")
         self.daemon = True
         self._uri = config.stream_base_uri + STREAM_ALL_PATH
         self._config = config
diff --git a/ldclient/impl/events/event_processor.py b/ldclient/impl/events/event_processor.py
index 488e7895..df79c6ba 100644
--- a/ldclient/impl/events/event_processor.py
+++ b/ldclient/impl/events/event_processor.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def __init__(self, inbox, config, http_client, diagnostic_accumulator=None):
         self._omit_anonymous_contexts = config.omit_anonymous_contexts
 
         self._flush_workers = FixedThreadPool(__MAX_FLUSH_THREADS__, "ldclient.flush")
-        self._diagnostic_flush_workers = None if self._diagnostic_accumulator is None else FixedThreadPool(1, "ldclient.diag_flush")
+        self._diagnostic_flush_workers = None if self._diagnostic_accumulator is None else FixedThreadPool(1, "ldclient.events.diag_flush")
         if self._diagnostic_accumulator is not None:
             init_event = create_diagnostic_init(self._diagnostic_accumulator.data_since_date,
                                                 self._diagnostic_accumulator.diagnostic_id,
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def __init__(self, inbox, config, http_client, diagnostic_accumulator=None):
             task = DiagnosticEventSendTask(self._http, self._config, init_event)
             self._diagnostic_flush_workers.execute(task.run)
 
-        self._main_thread = Thread(target=self._run_main_loop)
+        self._main_thread = Thread(target=self._run_main_loop, name="ldclient.events.processor")
         self._main_thread.daemon = True
         self._main_thread.start()
 
@@ -504,13 +504,13 @@ class DefaultEventProcessor(EventProcessor):
     def __init__(self, config, http=None, dispatcher_class=None, diagnostic_accumulator=None):
         self._inbox = queue.Queue(config.events_max_pending)
         self._inbox_full = False
-        self._flush_timer = RepeatingTask(config.flush_interval, config.flush_interval, self.flush)
-        self._contexts_flush_timer = RepeatingTask(config.context_keys_flush_interval, config.context_keys_flush_interval, self._flush_contexts)
+        self._flush_timer = RepeatingTask("ldclient.events.flush", config.flush_interval, config.flush_interval, self.flush)
+        self._contexts_flush_timer = RepeatingTask("ldclient.events.context-flush", config.context_keys_flush_interval, config.context_keys_flush_interval, self._flush_contexts)
         self._flush_timer.start()
         self._contexts_flush_timer.start()
         if diagnostic_accumulator is not None:
-            self._diagnostic_event_timer = RepeatingTask(config.diagnostic_recording_interval,
-                config.diagnostic_recording_interval, self._send_diagnostic)
+            self._diagnostic_event_timer = RepeatingTask("ldclient.events.send-diagnostic", config.diagnostic_recording_interval,
+                                                         config.diagnostic_recording_interval, self._send_diagnostic)
             self._diagnostic_event_timer.start()
         else:
             self._diagnostic_event_timer = None
diff --git a/ldclient/impl/integrations/files/file_data_source.py b/ldclient/impl/integrations/files/file_data_source.py
index d02d5b28..5ba67a1e 100644
--- a/ldclient/impl/integrations/files/file_data_source.py
+++ b/ldclient/impl/integrations/files/file_data_source.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def __init__(self, resolved_paths, reloader, interval):
             self._paths = resolved_paths
             self._reloader = reloader
             self._file_times = self._check_file_times()
-            self._timer = RepeatingTask(interval, interval, self._poll)
+            self._timer = RepeatingTask("ldclient.datasource.file.poll", interval, interval, self._poll)
             self._timer.start()
 
         def stop(self):
diff --git a/ldclient/impl/repeating_task.py b/ldclient/impl/repeating_task.py
index 57d9a088..6c737ce6 100644
--- a/ldclient/impl/repeating_task.py
+++ b/ldclient/impl/repeating_task.py
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 import time
 from typing import Callable
 
+
 class RepeatingTask:
     """
     A generic mechanism for calling a callback repeatedly at fixed intervals on a worker thread.
     """
-    def __init__(self, interval: float, initial_delay: float, callable: Callable):
+
+    def __init__(self, label, interval: float, initial_delay: float, callable: Callable):
         """
         Creates the task, but does not start the worker thread yet.
-        
+
         :param interval: maximum time in seconds between invocations of the callback
         :param initial_delay: time in seconds to wait before the first invocation
         :param callable: the function to execute repeatedly
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def __init__(self, interval: float, initial_delay: float, callable: Callable):
         self.__initial_delay = initial_delay
         self.__action = callable
         self.__stop = Event()
-        self.__thread = Thread(target=self._run)
+        self.__thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"{label}.repeating")
         self.__thread.daemon = True
 
     def start(self):
diff --git a/ldclient/testing/http_util.py b/ldclient/testing/http_util.py
index dd3abdf3..ee82ec66 100644
--- a/ldclient/testing/http_util.py
+++ b/ldclient/testing/http_util.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def start_secure_server():
 
 class MockServerWrapper(Thread):
     def __init__(self, port, secure):
-        Thread.__init__(self)
+        Thread.__init__(self, name="ldclient.testing.mock-server-wrapper")
         self.port = port
         self.uri = '%s://localhost:%d' % ('https' if secure else 'http', port)
         self.server = HTTPServer(('localhost', port), MockServerRequestHandler)
diff --git a/ldclient/testing/impl/events/test_event_processor.py b/ldclient/testing/impl/events/test_event_processor.py
index abcc884d..b1719914 100644
--- a/ldclient/testing/impl/events/test_event_processor.py
+++ b/ldclient/testing/impl/events/test_event_processor.py
@@ -646,8 +646,9 @@ def event_consumer():
             if message.type == 'stop':
                 message.param.set()
                 return
+
     def start_consuming_events():
-        Thread(target=event_consumer).start()
+        Thread(target=event_consumer, name="ldclient.testing.events.consumer").start()
 
     with DefaultEventProcessor(config, mock_http, dispatcher_factory) as ep:
         ep_inbox = ep_inbox_holder[0]
diff --git a/ldclient/testing/impl/test_repeating_task.py b/ldclient/testing/impl/test_repeating_task.py
index f39a3d59..e3f9b391 100644
--- a/ldclient/testing/impl/test_repeating_task.py
+++ b/ldclient/testing/impl/test_repeating_task.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 def test_task_does_not_start_when_created():
     signal = Event()
-    task = RepeatingTask(0.01, 0, lambda: signal.set())
+    task = RepeatingTask("ldclient.testing.set-signal", 0.01, 0, lambda: signal.set())
     try:
         signal_was_set = signal.wait(0.1)
         assert signal_was_set == False
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_task_does_not_start_when_created():
 
 def test_task_executes_until_stopped():
     queue = Queue()
-    task = RepeatingTask(0.1, 0, lambda: queue.put(time.time()))
+    task = RepeatingTask("ldclient.testing.enqueue-time", 0.1, 0, lambda: queue.put(time.time()))
     try:
         last = None
         task.start()
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def do_task():
         if counter >= 2:
             task.stop()
             stopped.set()
-    task = RepeatingTask(0.01, 0, do_task)
+    task = RepeatingTask("ldclient.testing.task-runner", 0.01, 0, do_task)
     try:
         task.start()
         assert stopped.wait(0.1) == True