diff --git a/qiskit/tools/jupyter/backend_overview.py b/qiskit/tools/jupyter/backend_overview.py
index 33053c35ed65..f72ad8ba1938 100644
--- a/qiskit/tools/jupyter/backend_overview.py
+++ b/qiskit/tools/jupyter/backend_overview.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def update_backend_info(self, interval=60):
     """Updates the monitor info
     Called from another thread.
     """
-    my_thread = threading.currentThread()
+    my_thread = threading.current_thread()
     current_interval = 0
     started = False
     all_dead = False