diff --git a/src/condor.jl b/src/condor.jl
index fa4a4d4..b1ab8c1 100644
--- a/src/condor.jl
+++ b/src/condor.jl
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ function launch(manager::HTCManager, params::Dict, instances_arr::Array, c::Cond
 
         script = condor_script(portnum, np, params)
         cmd = `condor_submit $script`
-        if !success(cmd)
+        proc = run(ignorestatus(cmd)) # run and wait (blocks)
+        if !success(proc)
             println("batch queue not available (could not run condor_submit)")
             return
         end