diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js
index 01f307ce9..05780f392 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function runGitCommand(args,cwd,env,emit) {
     log.trace(gitCommand + JSON.stringify(args));
     args.unshift("credential.helper=")
     args.unshift("-c");
-    return exec.run(gitCommand, args, {cwd:cwd, env:env}, emit).then(result => {
+    return exec.run(gitCommand, args, {cwd:cwd, detached:true, env:env}, emit).then(result => {
         return result.stdout;
     }).catch(result => {
         var stdout = result.stdout;