diff --git a/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/DvcsTestPlatformFacade.java b/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/DvcsTestPlatformFacade.java
index 064661955688..f2a6ecf4a725 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/DvcsTestPlatformFacade.java
+++ b/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/DvcsTestPlatformFacade.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class DvcsTestPlatformFacade implements DvcsPlatformFacade {
 
   @Override
   public void executeOnPooledThread(@NotNull Runnable runnable) {
-    runnable.run();
+    new Thread(runnable).start();
   }
 
   @Override