diff --git a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java
index 21e6eb62c3..99c696357d 100644
--- a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java
+++ b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ public final class JavaSystemCaller {
             logger.log(Level.INFO, "Executing " + aShell.getShellCommand() + " " + command);
 
             proc = rt.exec(aShell.getShellCommand() + " " + command);
-            proc.waitFor();
 
             // any error message?
             final JavaSystemCaller.StreamGobbler errorGobbler = new JavaSystemCaller.StreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), "ERROR");