diff --git a/src/main/net/sourceforge/jtds/util/TimerThread.java b/src/main/net/sourceforge/jtds/util/TimerThread.java
index e7ea933d..472cc99b 100644
--- a/src/main/net/sourceforge/jtds/util/TimerThread.java
+++ b/src/main/net/sourceforge/jtds/util/TimerThread.java
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ public static synchronized TimerThread getInstance() {
     public TimerThread() {
         // Set the thread name
         super("jTDS TimerThread");
+        // Set contextClassLoader to library ClassLoader if possible
+        try {
+            this.setContextClassLoader(this.getClass().getClassLoader());
+        } catch (SecurityException e) { }
         // Ensure that this thread does not prevent the VM from exiting
         this.setDaemon(true);
     }