diff --git a/recipes-app/board-conf-tools/files/board-conf-tools/iot2050setup.py b/recipes-app/board-conf-tools/files/board-conf-tools/iot2050setup.py
index 07ca594f1..1c0f9f79d 100755
--- a/recipes-app/board-conf-tools/files/board-conf-tools/iot2050setup.py
+++ b/recipes-app/board-conf-tools/files/board-conf-tools/iot2050setup.py
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 def threadDecorator(func):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-        thread = threading.Thread(target=func, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-        thread.setDaemon(True)
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=func, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, daemon=True)
         thread.start()
         thread.join(3)
         if thread.is_alive():