diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
index 1ad02472197c..86aacf3c133d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ public class ProjectManagerImpl extends ProjectManagerEx implements NamedJDOMExt
           }
         }, 2000);
       }
-    });
+    }, ModalityState.NON_MODAL);
   }
 
   public void setCurrentTestProject(@Nullable final Project project) {