--- a/VCS/VersionControl.py	Fri Jul 05 19:39:15 2013 +0200
+++ b/VCS/VersionControl.py	Sat Jul 06 15:48:58 2013 +0200
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
         if workingDir:
             proc.setWorkingDirectory(workingDir)
         proc.start(program, arguments)
-        procStarted = proc.waitForStarted()
+        procStarted = proc.waitForStarted(5000)
         if not procStarted:
             E5MessageBox.critical(None,
                 self.trUtf8('Process Generation Error'),