diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/PluginUpdateInfoDialog.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/PluginUpdateInfoDialog.java
index 43d64d5feb35..7de6147a8f99 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/PluginUpdateInfoDialog.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/PluginUpdateInfoDialog.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.IdeBundle;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManagerMain;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ModalityState;
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.PerformInBackgroundOption;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.Task;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class PluginUpdateInfoDialog extends AbstractUpdateDialog {
   protected void doOKAction() {
     super.doOKAction();
 
-    ProgressManager.getInstance().run(new Task.Modal(null, IdeBundle.message("progress.downloading.plugins"), true) {
+    ProgressManager.getInstance().run(new Task.Backgroundable(null, IdeBundle.message("progress.downloading.plugins"), true, PerformInBackgroundOption.DEAF) {
       @Override
       public void run(@NotNull ProgressIndicator indicator) {
         UpdateChecker.saveDisabledToUpdatePlugins();