diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/branch/GitMergeOperation.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/branch/GitMergeOperation.java
index ba075a6ebe89..43c325fe0886 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/branch/GitMergeOperation.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/branch/GitMergeOperation.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import com.intellij.dvcs.DvcsUtil;
 import com.intellij.notification.Notification;
 import com.intellij.notification.NotificationListener;
 import com.intellij.notification.NotificationType;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.Change;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ChangeListManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import git4idea.GitPlatformFacade;
 import git4idea.GitUtil;
 import git4idea.GitVcs;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class GitMergeOperation extends GitBranchOperation {
     switch (myDeleteOnMerge) {
       case DELETE:
         super.notifySuccess(message);
-        ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() { // bg process needs to be started from the EDT
+        UIUtil.invokeLaterIfNeeded(new Runnable() { // bg process needs to be started from the EDT
           @Override
           public void run() {
             GitBrancher brancher = ServiceManager.getService(myProject, GitBrancher.class);