diff --git a/src/gamecenter/gamecenterdaemon.cpp b/src/gamecenter/gamecenterdaemon.cpp
index da5b580..29cdfc1 100644
--- a/src/gamecenter/gamecenterdaemon.cpp
+++ b/src/gamecenter/gamecenterdaemon.cpp
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ QString GameCenterDaemon::launchDirect(const QVariantMap &launchSpec)
     }
 
     process->start(program, args);
-    if (!process->waitForStarted()) {
+    if (!process->waitForStarted(5000)) {
         const QVariantMap ctx = {
             {QStringLiteral("command"), command},
             {QStringLiteral("program"), program},