diff --git a/os/WaitFor.c b/os/WaitFor.c
index 7d5aa32c8..ff1c85e3a 100644
--- a/os/WaitFor.c
+++ b/os/WaitFor.c
@@ -204,8 +204,10 @@ WaitForSomething(Bool are_ready)
        crashed connections and the screen saver timeout */
     while (1) {
         /* deal with any blocked jobs */
-        if (workQueue)
+        if (workQueue) {
             ProcessWorkQueue();
+            are_ready = clients_are_ready();
+        }
 
         if (are_ready)
             timeout = 0;