--- a/eric7/EricNetwork/EricJsonServer.py	Mon Feb 07 22:02:35 2022 +0100
+++ b/eric7/EricNetwork/EricJsonServer.py	Tue Feb 08 16:21:09 2022 +0100
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
                     # check if client exited prematurely
                     QCoreApplication.processEvents(
                         QEventLoop.ProcessEventsFlag.ExcludeUserInputEvents)
+                    QThread.msleep(100)
                     if proc.state() == QProcess.ProcessState.NotRunning:
                         exitCode = proc.exitCode()
                         proc = None