diff --git a/trains/backend_interface/task/task.py b/trains/backend_interface/task/task.py
index 58060eab..9f196f6b 100644
--- a/trains/backend_interface/task/task.py
+++ b/trains/backend_interface/task/task.py
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
                             latest_version[0]),
                     )
 
-        check_package_update_thread = Thread(target=check_package_update, daemon=True)
+        check_package_update_thread = Thread(target=check_package_update)
+        check_package_update_thread.daemon = True
         check_package_update_thread.start()
         result = ScriptInfo.get(log=self.log)
         for msg in result.warning_messages:
diff --git a/trains/task.py b/trains/task.py
index 82abf928..5c287ba5 100644
--- a/trains/task.py
+++ b/trains/task.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from .utilities.args import argparser_parseargs_called, get_argparser_last_args,
 from .binding.frameworks.pytorch_bind import PatchPyTorchModelIO
 from .binding.frameworks.tensorflow_bind import PatchSummaryToEventTransformer, PatchTensorFlowEager, \
     PatchKerasModelIO, PatchTensorflowModelIO
-# from .utilities.resource_monitor import ResourceMonitor
+from .utilities.resource_monitor import ResourceMonitor
 from .binding.matplotlib_bind import PatchedMatplotlib
 from .utilities.seed import make_deterministic
 
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ class Task(_Task):
                 PatchTensorflowModelIO.update_current_task(task)
                 PatchPyTorchModelIO.update_current_task(task)
             if auto_resource_monitoring:
-                # task._resource_monitor = ResourceMonitor(task)
-                pass # task._resource_monitor.start()
+                task._resource_monitor = ResourceMonitor(task)
+                task._resource_monitor.start()
             # Check if parse args already called. If so, sync task parameters with parser
             if argparser_parseargs_called():
                 parser, parsed_args = get_argparser_last_args()
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ class Task(_Task):
         # make sure everything is in sync
         task.reload()
         # make sure we see something in the UI
-        threading.Thread(target=LoggerRoot.flush, daemon=True).start()
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=LoggerRoot.flush)
+        thread.daemon = True
+        thread.start()
         return task
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/trains/utilities/resource_monitor.py b/trains/utilities/resource_monitor.py
index 75f016bc..86909d12 100644
--- a/trains/utilities/resource_monitor.py
+++ b/trains/utilities/resource_monitor.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class ResourceMonitor(object):
 
     def start(self):
         self._exit_event.clear()
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._daemon, daemon=True)
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._daemon)
+        self._thread.daemon = True
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):