diff --git a/core/queryalgebra/evaluation/src/test/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/query/algebra/evaluation/impl/MinimalContextNowTest.java b/core/queryalgebra/evaluation/src/test/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/query/algebra/evaluation/impl/MinimalContextNowTest.java
index a4d5af4ebb..99102c89d6 100644
--- a/core/queryalgebra/evaluation/src/test/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/query/algebra/evaluation/impl/MinimalContextNowTest.java
+++ b/core/queryalgebra/evaluation/src/test/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/query/algebra/evaluation/impl/MinimalContextNowTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void testConcurrentAccessToNow() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedEx
 		int numberOfIterations = 100;
 		int numberOfThreads = 10;
 
-		ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+		ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor();
 		try {
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < numberOfIterations; i++) {