diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 285ffe20..663af8b1 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ def FDroidPopen(commands, cwd=None, shell=False, output=True):
 
         time.sleep(0.1)
 
-    p.communicate()
+    p.wait()
     result.returncode = p.returncode
     return result