diff --git a/lib/sshkit.rb b/lib/sshkit.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/sshkit.rb
+++ b/lib/sshkit.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'thread'
 require_relative 'sshkit/all'
 
 module SSHKit
diff --git a/lib/sshkit/runners/parallel.rb b/lib/sshkit/runners/parallel.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/sshkit/runners/parallel.rb
+++ b/lib/sshkit/runners/parallel.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'thread'
+
 module SSHKit
 
   module Runner
Require 'Thread' where we use it, in the Parallel runner