diff --git a/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp b/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp
index 776896b..03ab12d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ bool XmrigManager::generateConfig(const Config& cfg, const std::string& outPath)
 
     int hw = (int)std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
     if (hw < 1) hw = 1;
-    // Use explicit thread count (not just a hint)
-    threads_ = (cfg.threads > 0) ? cfg.threads : std::max(1, hw / 2);
-    if (threads_ > hw) threads_ = hw;
+    // Use explicit thread count (not just a hint). One store: the UI thread reads it (getRequestedThreads).
+    int t = (cfg.threads > 0) ? cfg.threads : std::max(1, hw / 2);
+    if (t > hw) t = hw;
+    threads_ = t;
 
     json j;
     j["autosave"]   = false;
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ bool XmrigManager::start(const Config& cfg) {
         return false;
     }
     DEBUG_LOGF("[INFO] XmrigManager: config written to %s (API port %d, threads %d)\n",
-           cfgPath.c_str(), api_port_, threads_);
+           cfgPath.c_str(), api_port_, threads_.load());
 
     // Spawn process
     if (!startProcess(binary, cfgPath, threads_)) {
diff --git a/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.h b/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.h
index 54d1834..3a7bf8d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.h
+++ b/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ private:
     // xmrig HTTP API credentials (random per session)
     int         api_port_  = 0;
     std::string api_token_;
-    int         threads_   = 0;  // Thread count for mining
+    std::atomic<int> threads_{0};  // Thread count for mining (written on the mining-control thread, read by the UI)
     std::string pool_host_;       // Pool hostname for stats API
     PoolStats   stats_;
     mutable std::mutex stats_mutex_;