diff --git a/heat/cmd/all.py b/heat/cmd/all.py
index 526bc7fa29..d9c7dd0d68 100644
--- a/heat/cmd/all.py
+++ b/heat/cmd/all.py
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ An OpenStack Heat server that can run all services.
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
+# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
+# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
+import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
+import threading  # noqa
+orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/heat/cmd/api.py b/heat/cmd/api.py
index b8ea0111cf..4ab22b0d66 100644
--- a/heat/cmd/api.py
+++ b/heat/cmd/api.py
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ An OpenStack ReST API to Heat.
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
+# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
+# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
+import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
+import threading  # noqa
+orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/heat/cmd/api_cfn.py b/heat/cmd/api_cfn.py
index bc7cd5b022..2a44605e5c 100644
--- a/heat/cmd/api_cfn.py
+++ b/heat/cmd/api_cfn.py
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ AMQP RPC to implement them.
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
+# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
+# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
+import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
+import threading  # noqa
+orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/heat/cmd/engine.py b/heat/cmd/engine.py
index f30081d7e7..b969a4c22b 100644
--- a/heat/cmd/engine.py
+++ b/heat/cmd/engine.py
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ engine.
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
+# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
+# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
+# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
+import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
+import threading  # noqa
+orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys