diff --git a/ConfigurationScheduler.java b/ConfigurationScheduler_patched.java
index 55cd74a..b5d39d8 100644
--- a/ConfigurationScheduler.java
+++ b/ConfigurationScheduler_patched.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ConfigurationScheduler extends AbstractLifeCycle {
 
     private static final String SIMPLE_NAME = "Log4j2 " + ConfigurationScheduler.class.getSimpleName();
     private static final int MAX_SCHEDULED_ITEMS = 5;
-    private ScheduledExecutorService executorService;
+    private ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor executorService;
 
     private int scheduledItems = 0;
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class ConfigurationScheduler extends AbstractLifeCycle {
         setStopping();
         if (executorService != null) {
             LOGGER.debug("{} shutting down threads in {}", SIMPLE_NAME, executorService);
+            executorService.getQueue().clear();
             executorService.shutdown();
         }
         setStopped();