diff --git a/kde/gui/lib9pstreamer.cpp b/kde/gui/lib9pstreamer.cpp
index f9586b6..b8f1b88 100644
--- a/kde/gui/lib9pstreamer.cpp
+++ b/kde/gui/lib9pstreamer.cpp
@@ -154,9 +154,16 @@ void Lib9pStreamer::onWorkerFinished(bool success, const QString &error)
     // Clean up the worker
     if (m_workerThread) {
         m_workerThread->quit();
-        m_workerThread->wait(100);
-        delete m_worker;
-        delete m_workerThread;
+        if (m_workerThread->wait(500)) {
+            // Thread exited cleanly
+            delete m_worker;
+            delete m_workerThread;
+        } else {
+            // Thread still running — abandon safely
+            disconnect(m_worker, nullptr, this, nullptr);
+            connect(m_workerThread, &QThread::finished, m_worker, &QObject::deleteLater);
+            connect(m_workerThread, &QThread::finished, m_workerThread, &QObject::deleteLater);
+        }
         m_worker = nullptr;
         m_workerThread = nullptr;
     }