diff --git a/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/pydev/RemoteDebugger.java b/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/pydev/RemoteDebugger.java
index ff0a5175efe4..e62905181ff1 100644
--- a/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/pydev/RemoteDebugger.java
+++ b/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/pydev/RemoteDebugger.java
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public class RemoteDebugger implements ProcessDebugger {
     private StringBuilder myTextBuilder = new StringBuilder();
 
     private DebuggerReader(final InputStream stream) throws IOException {
-      super(stream, CharsetToolkit.UTF8_CHARSET, SleepingPolicy.BLOCKING); //TODO: correct encoding?
+      super(stream, CharsetToolkit.UTF8_CHARSET); //TODO: correct encoding?
       start(getClass().getName());
     }