diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c
index eac0a67943..8841ee246b 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c
@@ -1733,6 +1733,7 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 				switch_threadattr_create(&skypopen_api_thread_attr, skypopen_module_pool);
 				switch_threadattr_detach_set(skypopen_api_thread_attr, 0);
 				switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(skypopen_api_thread_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+				switch_threadattr_priority_increase(skypopen_api_thread_attr);
 				switch_thread_create(&globals.SKYPOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].skypopen_api_thread,
 									 skypopen_api_thread_attr, skypopen_do_skypeapi_thread, &globals.SKYPOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id],
 									 skypopen_module_pool);
@@ -1742,6 +1743,7 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 				switch_threadattr_create(&skypopen_signaling_thread_attr, skypopen_module_pool);
 				switch_threadattr_detach_set(skypopen_signaling_thread_attr, 0);
 				switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(skypopen_signaling_thread_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+				switch_threadattr_priority_increase(skypopen_signaling_thread_attr);
 				switch_thread_create(&globals.SKYPOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].
 									 skypopen_signaling_thread, skypopen_signaling_thread_attr,
 									 skypopen_signaling_thread_func, &globals.SKYPOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id], skypopen_module_pool);
@@ -2197,6 +2199,7 @@ int start_audio_threads(private_t *tech_pvt)
 	switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, skypopen_module_pool);
 	switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 0);
 	switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+	switch_threadattr_priority_increase(thd_attr);
 	switch_mutex_lock(tech_pvt->mutex_thread_audio_srv);
 	//DEBUGA_SKYPE("debugging_hangup srv lock\n", SKYPOPEN_P_LOG);
 	if (switch_thread_create(&tech_pvt->tcp_srv_thread, thd_attr, skypopen_do_tcp_srv_thread, tech_pvt, skypopen_module_pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -2213,6 +2216,7 @@ int start_audio_threads(private_t *tech_pvt)
 	switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, skypopen_module_pool);
 	switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 0);
 	switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+	switch_threadattr_priority_increase(thd_attr);
 	switch_mutex_lock(tech_pvt->mutex_thread_audio_cli);
 	//DEBUGA_SKYPE("debugging_hangup cli lock\n", SKYPOPEN_P_LOG);
 	if (switch_thread_create(&tech_pvt->tcp_cli_thread, thd_attr, skypopen_do_tcp_cli_thread, tech_pvt, skypopen_module_pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {