diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.cpp
index f823af6fc5..1b19137e92 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.cpp
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 JobPool::TaskData::TaskData(std::function<void()> workFn, std::function<void()> completionFn)
-    : WorkFn(workFn)
-    , CompletionFn(completionFn)
+    : WorkFn(std::move(workFn))
+    , CompletionFn(std::move(completionFn))
 {
 }
 
 JobPool::JobPool(size_t maxThreads)
 {
-    maxThreads = std::min<size_t>(maxThreads, std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
+    maxThreads = std::min<size_t>(maxThreads, std::max(1u, std::thread::hardware_concurrency()));
     for (size_t n = 0; n < maxThreads; n++)
     {
         _threads.emplace_back(&JobPool::ProcessQueue, this);
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ JobPool::~JobPool()
     {
         unique_lock lock(_mutex);
         _shouldStop = true;
-        _condPending.notify_all();
     }
+    _condPending.notify_all();
 
     for (auto& th : _threads)
     {
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ JobPool::~JobPool()
 
 void JobPool::AddTask(std::function<void()> workFn, std::function<void()> completionFn)
 {
-    unique_lock lock(_mutex);
-    _pending.emplace_back(workFn, completionFn);
+    {
+        unique_lock lock(_mutex);
+        _pending.emplace_back(workFn, completionFn);
+    }
     _condPending.notify_one();
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ void JobPool::Join(std::function<void()> reportFn)
         // Dispatch all completion callbacks if there are any.
         while (!_completed.empty())
         {
-            auto taskData = _completed.front();
+            auto taskData = std::move(_completed.front());
             _completed.pop_front();
 
             if (taskData.CompletionFn)
@@ -89,16 +91,10 @@ void JobPool::Join(std::function<void()> reportFn)
     }
 }
 
-size_t JobPool::CountPending()
+bool JobPool::IsBusy()
 {
     unique_lock lock(_mutex);
-    return _pending.size();
-}
-
-size_t JobPool::CountProcessing()
-{
-    unique_lock lock(_mutex);
-    return _processing;
+    return _processing != 0 || !_pending.empty();
 }
 
 void JobPool::ProcessQueue()
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ void JobPool::ProcessQueue()
         {
             _processing++;
 
-            auto taskData = _pending.front();
+            auto taskData = std::move(_pending.front());
             _pending.pop_front();
 
             lock.unlock();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.h b/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.h
index 4d27d9448e..94f76b8044 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/JobPool.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <deque>
 #include <functional>
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ private:
         TaskData(std::function<void()> workFn, std::function<void()> completionFn);
     };
 
-    std::atomic_bool _shouldStop = { false };
-    std::atomic<size_t> _processing = { 0 };
+    bool _shouldStop = false;
+    size_t _processing = 0;
     std::vector<std::thread> _threads;
     std::deque<TaskData> _pending;
     std::deque<TaskData> _completed;
@@ -45,8 +44,7 @@ public:
 
     void AddTask(std::function<void()> workFn, std::function<void()> completionFn = nullptr);
     void Join(std::function<void()> reportFn = nullptr);
-    size_t CountPending();
-    size_t CountProcessing();
+    bool IsBusy();
 
 private:
     void ProcessQueue();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scenes/preloader/PreloaderScene.cpp b/src/openrct2/scenes/preloader/PreloaderScene.cpp
index 88fe2f4973..ec1282129a 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scenes/preloader/PreloaderScene.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scenes/preloader/PreloaderScene.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void PreloaderScene::Tick()
 
     gInUpdateCode = false;
 
-    if (_jobs.CountPending() == 0 && _jobs.CountProcessing() == 0)
+    if (!_jobs.IsBusy())
     {
         // Make sure the job is fully completed.
         _jobs.Join();