--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/PurgeExtension/purge.py	Mon Jul 08 21:47:26 2013 +0200
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/PurgeExtension/purge.py	Mon Jul 08 22:36:10 2013 +0200
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             process = QProcess()
             process.setWorkingDirectory(repodir)
             process.start('hg', args)
-            procStarted = process.waitForStarted()
+            procStarted = process.waitForStarted(5000)
             if procStarted:
                 finished = process.waitForFinished(30000)
                 if finished and process.exitCode() == 0: