diff --git a/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessContainerDomain.java b/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessContainerDomain.java
index 602b910a8..c486f72fe 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessContainerDomain.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/model/ProcessContainerDomain.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public ProcessContainerDomain(Digest group, ControlledIdentifierMember member, P
                                                                 .protocolNegotiator(
                                                                 new DomainSocketNegotiatorHandler.DomainSocketNegotiator(
                                                                 IMPL))
+                                                                .executor(Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor())
                                                                 .withChildOption(ChannelOption.TCP_NODELAY, true)
                                                                 .channelType(IMPL.getServerDomainSocketChannelClass())
                                                                 .workerEventLoopGroup(portalEventLoopGroup)
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public ProcessContainerDomain(Digest group, ControlledIdentifierMember member, P
         outerContextEndpoint = new DomainSocketAddress(
         communicationsDirectory.resolve(UUID.randomUUID().toString()).toFile());
         outerContextService = NettyServerBuilder.forAddress(outerContextEndpoint)
+                                                .executor(Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor())
                                                 .protocolNegotiator(
                                                 new DomainSocketNegotiatorHandler.DomainSocketNegotiator(IMPL))
                                                 .withChildOption(ChannelOption.TCP_NODELAY, true)