diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutor.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutor.java
index 9d048cedbf8cb8dad41588b131e3bd1054ba3f3d..9c95e342b6008f408a64668db46b4d12775b8fde 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutor.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutor.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class ProcessExecutor
                 exitValue = process.waitFor();
                 // Give the I/O handler time to finish up.
                 final ExecutionResult<?> processIOResult =
-                        getAndLogProcessIOResult(processRecord, SHORT_TIMEOUT / 4);
+                        getAndLogProcessIOResult(processRecord, SHORT_TIMEOUT);
                 processWrapper.set(null);
 
                 if (processIOStrategy.isBinaryOutput())