diff --git a/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp b/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp
index 919bf983..554ecba0 100644
--- a/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp
+++ b/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ ReturnValue_t CspComIF::startRouterTask() {
 
   pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
 
+  res = pthread_attr_setinheritsched(&attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
+  if (res != 0) {
+    return returnvalue::FAILED;
+  }
+
   // Set scheduling policy to SCHED_RR
   res = pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_RR);
   if (res) {
@@ -369,17 +374,18 @@ ReturnValue_t CspComIF::startRouterTask() {
     return returnvalue::FAILED;
   }
 
-  res = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), routerTaskName);
+  res = pthread_create(&routerTaskHandle, &attr, routerWorkWrapper, NULL);
   if (res) {
     pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
     return returnvalue::FAILED;
   }
 
-  res = pthread_create(&routerTaskHandle, &attr, routerWorkWrapper, NULL);
-  pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+  res = pthread_setname_np(routerTaskHandle, routerTaskName);
   if (res) {
+    pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
     return returnvalue::FAILED;
   }
+  pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
   return returnvalue::OK;
 }