--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/SvnPropListDialog.py	Fri Jul 05 19:39:15 2013 +0200
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/SvnPropListDialog.py	Sat Jul 06 15:48:58 2013 +0200
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         self.process.setWorkingDirectory(dname)
         
         self.process.start('svn', args)
-        procStarted = self.process.waitForStarted()
+        procStarted = self.process.waitForStarted(5000)
         if not procStarted:
             E5MessageBox.critical(self,
                 self.trUtf8('Process Generation Error'),