diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.java
index 939eace5d54d..187364b26f36 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.IdeBundle;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.*;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent;
 import com.intellij.notification.*;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationInfo;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationNamesInfo;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationInfoEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.IdeaLoggingEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.LogUtil;
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ public final class UpdateChecker {
           callback.setDone();
         }
       }
-    });
+    }, ModalityState.NON_MODAL);
   }
 
   @NotNull