diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Cache-user-authenticator-threads.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Cache-user-authenticator-threads.patch
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+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Cache-user-authenticator-threads.patch
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+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: vemacs <d@nkmem.es>
+Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 08:31:45 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Cache user authenticator threads
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/LoginListener.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/LoginListener.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/LoginListener.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/LoginListener.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class LoginListener implements PacketLoginInListener, ITickable {
+ 
+     }
+ 
++    // Paper start - Cache authenticator threads
++    private static final AtomicInteger threadId = new AtomicInteger(0);
++    private static final java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService authenticatorPool = java.util.concurrent.Executors.newCachedThreadPool(
++            r -> new Thread(r, "User Authenticator #" + threadId.incrementAndGet())
++    );
++    // Paper end
+     // Spigot start
+     public void initUUID()
+     {
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class LoginListener implements PacketLoginInListener, ITickable {
+             this.networkManager.sendPacket(new PacketLoginOutEncryptionBegin("", this.server.O().getPublic(), this.e));
+         } else {
+             // Spigot start
+-            new Thread("User Authenticator #" + LoginListener.b.incrementAndGet()) {
+-
++            // Paper start - Cache authenticator threads
++            authenticatorPool.execute(new Runnable() {
+                 @Override
+                 public void run() {
+                     try {
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class LoginListener implements PacketLoginInListener, ITickable {
+                         server.server.getLogger().log(java.util.logging.Level.WARNING, "Exception verifying " + i.getName(), ex);
+                     }
+                 }
+-            }.start();
++            });
++            // Paper end
+             // Spigot end
+         }
+ 
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class LoginListener implements PacketLoginInListener, ITickable {
+             this.loginKey = packetlogininencryptionbegin.a(privatekey);
+             this.g = LoginListener.EnumProtocolState.AUTHENTICATING;
+             this.networkManager.a(this.loginKey);
+-            (new Thread("User Authenticator #" + LoginListener.b.incrementAndGet()) {
++            // Paper start - Cache authenticator threads
++            authenticatorPool.execute(new Runnable() {
+                 public void run() {
+                     GameProfile gameprofile = LoginListener.this.i;
+ 
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class LoginListener implements PacketLoginInListener, ITickable {
+ 
+                     return LoginListener.this.server.ac() && socketaddress instanceof InetSocketAddress ? ((InetSocketAddress) socketaddress).getAddress() : null;
+                 }
+-            }).start();
++            });
++            // Paper end
+         }
+     }
+ 
+--
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