diff --git a/src/threadpool.cpp b/src/threadpool.cpp
index f43ee88..3105fb2 100644
--- a/src/threadpool.cpp
+++ b/src/threadpool.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,26 @@
 
 #include "threadpool.hpp"
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace {
+	void joinThreadPoolInstance() {
+		rtc::ThreadPool::Instance().join();
+	}
+}
+
 namespace rtc {
 
 ThreadPool &ThreadPool::Instance() {
-	// Init handles joining on cleanup
 	static ThreadPool *instance = new ThreadPool;
 	return *instance;
 }
 
-ThreadPool::~ThreadPool() { join(); }
+ThreadPool::ThreadPool() {
+	std::atexit(joinThreadPoolInstance);
+}
+
+ThreadPool::~ThreadPool() {}
 
 int ThreadPool::count() const {
 	std::unique_lock lock(mWorkersMutex);
diff --git a/src/threadpool.hpp b/src/threadpool.hpp
index 6df8cfd..d554747 100644
--- a/src/threadpool.hpp
+++ b/src/threadpool.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
 	auto enqueue(F &&f, Args &&... args) -> invoke_future_t<F, Args...>;
 
 protected:
-	ThreadPool() = default;
+	ThreadPool();
 	~ThreadPool();
 
 	std::function<void()> dequeue(); // returns null function if joining