diff --git a/control.lua b/control.lua
index 7875f4e..84b6068 100644
--- a/control.lua
+++ b/control.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module 'aux'
 
 local T = require 'T'
 
-local event_frame = CreateFrame'Frame'
+local event_frame = CreateFrame('Frame', 'AuxThreadingFrame')
 
 local listeners, threads = T.acquire(), T.acquire()
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ local thread_id
 function M.thread_id() return thread_id end
 
 function handle.LOAD()
-	event_frame:SetScript('OnUpdate', UPDATE)
 	event_frame:SetScript('OnEvent', EVENT)
 end
 
@@ -39,6 +38,11 @@ do
 		for id, thread in threads do
 			if thread.killed or not thread.k then
 				threads[id] = nil
+				local hasLiveThread = false
+				for _ in pairs(threads) do hasLiveThread = true break end
+				if not hasLiveThread then -- Disable threading task so it doesn't consume resources doing nothing
+					event_frame:SetScript('OnUpdate', nil)
+				end
 			else
 				local k = thread.k
 				thread.k = nil
@@ -100,6 +104,9 @@ do
 		arg.f = tremove(arg, 1)
 		local thread_id = unique_id()
 		threads[thread_id] = T.map('k', setmetatable(arg, mt))
+		if event_frame:GetScript("OnUpdate") == nil then -- Spin up threading if it was turned off
+			event_frame:SetScript('OnUpdate', UPDATE)
+		end
 		return thread_id
 	end
 
diff --git a/libs/T.lua b/libs/T.lua
index 738b613..fddbba7 100644
--- a/libs/T.lua
+++ b/libs/T.lua
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ function wipe(t)
 end
 M.wipe = wipe
 
-CreateFrame'Frame':SetScript('OnUpdate', function()
-	for t in auto_release do
-		release(t)
-	end
-	wipe(auto_release)
-end)
-
 function acquire()
 	if pool_size > 0 then
 		pool_size = pool_size - 1
@@ -36,6 +29,19 @@ function acquire()
 end
 M.acquire = acquire
 
+local f = CreateFrame('Frame', 'AuxGCFrame')
+local function AuxGCFrame_OnUpdate()
+	for t in auto_release do
+		release(t)
+	end
+	wipe(auto_release)
+	this:SetScript("OnUpdate", nil) -- Remove the script, it will be set back if anything is added to auto_release
+end
+local function autoRelease(t)
+	auto_release[t] = true
+	f:SetScript("OnUpdate", AuxGCFrame_OnUpdate)
+end
+
 function release(t)
 	wipe(t)
 	auto_release[t] = nil
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ M.release = release
 do
 	local function f(_, v)
 		if v then
-			auto_release[v] = true
+			autoRelease(v)
 			return v
 		end
 	end
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ do
 	local MAXPARAMS = 100
 
 	local code = [[
-		local f, setn, acquire, auto_release = f, setn, acquire, auto_release
+		local f, setn, acquire, autoRelease = f, setn, acquire, autoRelease
 		return function(
 	]]
 	for i = 1, MAXPARAMS - 1 do
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ do
 	code = code .. [[
 		until true
 		local t = acquire()
-		auto_release[t] = true
+		autoRelease(t)
 		setn(t, n)
 		repeat
 	]]
@@ -116,9 +122,11 @@ do
 		end
 	]]
 
+	local chunk = loadstring(code)
+	local chunkEnv = {setn=setn, acquire=acquire, auto_release=auto_release, autoRelease=autoRelease}
+	setfenv(chunk, chunkEnv)
 	function vararg(f)
-		local chunk = loadstring(code)
-		setfenv(chunk, {f=f, setn=setn, acquire=acquire, auto_release=auto_release})
+		chunkEnv.f = f
 		return chunk()
 	end
 	M.vararg = setmetatable({}, {