diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/GeneralRunner.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/GeneralRunner.java
index 04c3376e8df8..1ddfbb48bc48 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/GeneralRunner.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/GeneralRunner.java
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ abstract class GeneralRunner implements ContinuationContext {
   @Nullable
   protected TaskDescriptor getNextMatching() {
     while (true) {
+      if (myTriggerSuspend) {
+        return null;
+      }
       synchronized (myQueueLock) {
         if (myQueue.isEmpty()) return null;
-        if (myTriggerSuspend) {
-          return null;
-        }
         TaskDescriptor current = myQueue.remove(0);
         // check if some tasks were scheduled after disaster was thrown, anyway, they should also be checked for cure
         if (! current.isHaveMagicCure()) {
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/SameProgressRunner.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/SameProgressRunner.java
index ae1172ce8e37..5ab3bab2364b 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/SameProgressRunner.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/util/continuation/SameProgressRunner.java
@@ -68,16 +68,14 @@ public class SameProgressRunner extends GeneralRunner {
 
         final TaskDescriptor current = getNextMatching();
         if (current == null) {
-          synchronized (myQueueLock) {
-            if (myTriggerSuspend) {
-              mySemaphore.down();
-              while (myTriggerSuspend) {
-                mySemaphore.waitFor(500);
-              }
-              continue;
-            } else {
-              return;
+          if (myTriggerSuspend) {
+            mySemaphore.down();
+            while (myTriggerSuspend) {
+              mySemaphore.waitFor(500);
             }
+            continue;
+          } else {
+            return;
           }
         }