diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/intent/impl/IntentPartitionManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/intent/impl/IntentPartitionManager.java
index 2d09bcf..ab266b6 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/intent/impl/IntentPartitionManager.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/intent/impl/IntentPartitionManager.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
+
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@
     private LeadershipEventListener leaderListener = new InternalLeadershipListener();
 
     private ScheduledExecutorService executor = Executors
-            .newScheduledThreadPool(1);
+            .newScheduledThreadPool(1, groupedThreads("IntentPartition", "balancer-%d", log));
 
     @Activate
     public void activate() {