diff --git a/broadcastradio/common/tests/Android.bp b/broadcastradio/common/tests/Android.bp
index 0a6a3a2..1ea4e85 100644
--- a/broadcastradio/common/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/broadcastradio/common/tests/Android.bp
@@ -86,4 +86,7 @@
     ],
     static_libs: ["android.hardware.broadcastradio@common-utils-lib"],
     test_suites: ["general-tests"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/broadcastradio/common/utils/WorkerThread.cpp b/broadcastradio/common/utils/WorkerThread.cpp
index 43fd04a..5c8e59c 100644
--- a/broadcastradio/common/utils/WorkerThread.cpp
+++ b/broadcastradio/common/utils/WorkerThread.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@
 }
 
 void WorkerThread::threadLoop() {
-    while (!mIsTerminating) {
+    while (true) {
         unique_lock<mutex> lk(mMut);
+        if (mIsTerminating) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (mTasks.empty()) {
             mCond.wait(lk);
             continue;
diff --git a/broadcastradio/common/utils/include/broadcastradio-utils/WorkerThread.h b/broadcastradio/common/utils/include/broadcastradio-utils/WorkerThread.h
index 457b57e..e381f5a 100644
--- a/broadcastradio/common/utils/include/broadcastradio-utils/WorkerThread.h
+++ b/broadcastradio/common/utils/include/broadcastradio-utils/WorkerThread.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <queue>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include <android-base/thread_annotations.h>
+
 namespace android {
 
 class WorkerThread {
@@ -40,11 +42,11 @@
     };
     friend bool operator<(const Task& lhs, const Task& rhs);
 
-    std::atomic<bool> mIsTerminating;
     std::mutex mMut;
-    std::condition_variable mCond;
+    bool mIsTerminating GUARDED_BY(mMut);
+    std::condition_variable mCond GUARDED_BY(mMut);
     std::thread mThread;
-    std::priority_queue<Task> mTasks;
+    std::priority_queue<Task> mTasks GUARDED_BY(mMut);
 
     void threadLoop();
 };