diff --git a/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/apis/http/NetworkUtils.java b/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/apis/http/NetworkUtils.java
index 65febdca0..3d0aa167b 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/apis/http/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/apis/http/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -39,17 +39,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 public final class NetworkUtils {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NetworkUtils.class);
 
-    public static final ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor EXECUTOR = new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(
-        4,
-        ThreadUtils.builder("Network")
-            .setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY + (Thread.NORM_PRIORITY - Thread.MIN_PRIORITY) / 2)
-            .build()
-    );
-
-    public static final EventLoopGroup LOOP_GROUP = new NioEventLoopGroup(4, ThreadUtils.builder("Netty")
-        .setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY + (Thread.NORM_PRIORITY - Thread.MIN_PRIORITY) / 2)
-        .build()
-    );
+    public static final ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor EXECUTOR = new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(4, ThreadUtils.lowPriorityFactory("Network"));
+    public static final EventLoopGroup LOOP_GROUP = new NioEventLoopGroup(4, ThreadUtils.lowPriorityFactory("Netty"));
 
     private static final AbstractTrafficShapingHandler SHAPING_HANDLER = new GlobalTrafficShapingHandler(
         EXECUTOR, CoreConfig.httpUploadBandwidth, CoreConfig.httpDownloadBandwidth
diff --git a/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/computer/ComputerThread.java b/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/computer/ComputerThread.java
index 19122a396..6db6b2896 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/computer/ComputerThread.java
+++ b/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/computer/ComputerThread.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 public final class ComputerThread {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ComputerThread.class);
     private static final ThreadFactory monitorFactory = ThreadUtils.factory("Computer-Monitor");
-    private static final ThreadFactory workerFactory = ThreadUtils.factory("Computer-Worker");
+    private static final ThreadFactory workerFactory = ThreadUtils.lowPriorityFactory("Computer-Worker");
 
     /**
      * How often the computer thread monitor should run.
diff --git a/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/util/ThreadUtils.java b/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/util/ThreadUtils.java
index c9e85cd1d..5a07a8e30 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/util/ThreadUtils.java
+++ b/projects/core/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/util/ThreadUtils.java
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ public final class ThreadUtils {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ThreadUtils.class);
     private static final ThreadGroup baseGroup = new ThreadGroup("ComputerCraft");
 
+    /**
+     * A lower thread priority (though not the minimum), used for most of ComputerCraft's threads.
+     * <p>
+     * The Minecraft thread typically runs on a higher priority thread anyway, but this ensures we don't dominate other,
+     * more critical work.
+     *
+     * @see Thread#setPriority(int)
+     */
+    public static final int LOWER_PRIORITY = (Thread.MIN_PRIORITY + Thread.NORM_PRIORITY) / 2;
+
     private ThreadUtils() {
     }
 
@@ -29,16 +39,6 @@ public final class ThreadUtils {
         return baseGroup;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Construct a group under ComputerCraft's shared group.
-     *
-     * @param name The group's name. This will be prefixed with "ComputerCraft-".
-     * @return The constructed thread group.
-     */
-    public static ThreadGroup group(String name) {
-        return new ThreadGroup(baseGroup, baseGroup.getName() + "-" + name);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create a new {@link ThreadFactoryBuilder}, which constructs threads under a group of the given {@code name}.
      * <p>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class ThreadUtils {
      * @see #factory(String)
      */
     public static ThreadFactoryBuilder builder(String name) {
-        var group = group(name);
+        var group = new ThreadGroup(baseGroup, baseGroup.getName() + "-" + name);
         return new ThreadFactoryBuilder()
             .setDaemon(true)
             .setNameFormat(group.getName().replace("%", "%%") + "-%d")
@@ -71,4 +71,16 @@ public final class ThreadUtils {
     public static ThreadFactory factory(String name) {
         return builder(name).build();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new {@link ThreadFactory}, which constructs threads under a group of the given {@code name}. This is the
+     * same as {@link #factory(String)}, but threads will be created with a {@linkplain #LOWER_PRIORITY lower priority}.
+     *
+     * @param name The name for the thread group and child threads.
+     * @return The constructed thread factory.
+     * @see #builder(String)
+     */
+    public static ThreadFactory lowPriorityFactory(String name) {
+        return builder(name).setPriority(LOWER_PRIORITY).build();
+    }
 }