diff --git a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/Enclave.java b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/Enclave.java
index 08a830894..a7a9c6548 100644
--- a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/Enclave.java
+++ b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/Enclave.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public Digest getAgent() {
                                   public Digest getFrom() {
                                       return Constants.SERVER_CLIENT_ID_KEY.get();
                                   }
-                              }, contextRegistration, validator, executor);
+                              }, contextRegistration, validator);
     }
 
     private ManagedChannel connectTo(Member to) {
diff --git a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/LocalServer.java b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/LocalServer.java
index 781217edb..822b4c79f 100644
--- a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/LocalServer.java
+++ b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/LocalServer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
@@ -37,8 +38,16 @@
  * @author hal.hildebrand
  */
 public class LocalServer implements RouterSupplier {
-    private static final Logger log           = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LocalServer.class);
-    private static final String NAME_TEMPLATE = "%s-%s";
+    private static final Logger          log           = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LocalServer.class);
+    private static final String          NAME_TEMPLATE = "%s-%s";
+    private static final ExecutorService PLATFORM;
+
+    static {
+        PLATFORM = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+        var platform = (ThreadPoolExecutor) PLATFORM;
+        platform.setCorePoolSize(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors());
+        platform.prestartAllCoreThreads();
+    }
 
     private final ClientInterceptor clientInterceptor;
     private final Member            from;
@@ -67,12 +76,11 @@ public Member getFrom() {
         return from;
     }
 
-    @Override
     public RouterImpl router(ServerConnectionCache.Builder cacheBuilder, Supplier<Limit> serverLimit,
                              LimitsRegistry limitsRegistry, List<ServerInterceptor> interceptors,
                              Predicate<FernetServerInterceptor.HashedToken> validator, ExecutorService executor) {
         if (executor == null) {
-            executor = Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor();
+            executor = PLATFORM;
         }
         String name = String.format(NAME_TEMPLATE, prefix, qb64(from.getId()));
         var limitsBuilder = new GrpcServerLimiterBuilder().limit(serverLimit.get());
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ public Digest getFrom() {
                 return Constants.SERVER_CLIENT_ID_KEY.get();
             }
         }, d -> {
-        }, validator, executor);
+        }, validator);
     }
 
     private ManagedChannel connectTo(Member to) {
diff --git a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/MtlsServer.java b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/MtlsServer.java
index 540d41119..88e79fc34 100644
--- a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/MtlsServer.java
+++ b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/MtlsServer.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public Digest getFrom() {
             }
         };
         return new RouterImpl(from, serverBuilder, cacheBuilder.setFactory(t -> connectTo(t)), identity, c -> {
-        }, validator, executor);
+        }, validator);
     }
 
     private ManagedChannel connectTo(Member to) {
diff --git a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/RouterImpl.java b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/RouterImpl.java
index 57705f081..b2f9d3734 100644
--- a/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/RouterImpl.java
+++ b/memberships/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/archipelago/RouterImpl.java
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -52,36 +50,27 @@ public class RouterImpl implements Router {
     private final Map<String, RoutableService<?>>                services = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private final AtomicBoolean                                  started  = new AtomicBoolean();
     private final Predicate<FernetServerInterceptor.HashedToken> validator;
-    private final ExecutorService                                executor;
 
     public RouterImpl(Member from, ServerBuilder<?> serverBuilder, ServerConnectionCache.Builder cacheBuilder,
                       ClientIdentity clientIdentityProvider) {
         this(from, serverBuilder, cacheBuilder, clientIdentityProvider, d -> {
-        }, Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor());
-    }
-
-    public RouterImpl(Member from, ServerBuilder<?> serverBuilder, ServerConnectionCache.Builder cacheBuilder,
-                      ClientIdentity clientIdentityProvider, ExecutorService executor) {
-        this(from, serverBuilder, cacheBuilder, clientIdentityProvider, d -> {
-        }, executor);
+        });
     }
 
     public RouterImpl(Member from, ServerBuilder<?> serverBuilder, ServerConnectionCache.Builder cacheBuilder,
-                      ClientIdentity clientIdentityProvider, Consumer<Digest> contextRegistration,
-                      ExecutorService executor) {
-        this(from, serverBuilder, cacheBuilder, clientIdentityProvider, contextRegistration, null, executor);
+                      ClientIdentity clientIdentityProvider, Consumer<Digest> contextRegistration) {
+        this(from, serverBuilder, cacheBuilder, clientIdentityProvider, contextRegistration, null);
     }
 
     public RouterImpl(Member from, ServerBuilder<?> serverBuilder, ServerConnectionCache.Builder cacheBuilder,
                       ClientIdentity clientIdentityProvider, Consumer<Digest> contextRegistration,
-                      Predicate<FernetServerInterceptor.HashedToken> validator, ExecutorService executor) {
+                      Predicate<FernetServerInterceptor.HashedToken> validator) {
         this.server = serverBuilder.fallbackHandlerRegistry(registry).intercept(serverInterceptor()).build();
         this.cache = cacheBuilder.clone().setMember(from.getId()).build();
         this.clientIdentityProvider = clientIdentityProvider;
         this.contextRegistration = contextRegistration;
         this.from = from;
         this.validator = validator;
-        this.executor = executor;
     }
 
     public static ClientInterceptor clientInterceptor(Digest ctx) {
@@ -135,7 +124,6 @@ public void close(Duration await) {
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
         }
-        executor.shutdown();
     }
 
     @Override