diff --git a/src/Spork/Fork.php b/src/Spork/Fork.php
index e46abdf..b3f31f3 100644
--- a/src/Spork/Fork.php
+++ b/src/Spork/Fork.php
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ public function wait($hang = true)
             return $this;
         }
 
-        if (-1 === $pid = pcntl_waitpid($this->pid, $status, ($hang ? 0 : WNOHANG) | WUNTRACED)) {
-            throw new ProcessControlException('Error while waiting for process '.$this->pid);
+        $retriesLimit = 100;
+        $retriesCounter = 0;
+        while (-1 === $pid = pcntl_waitpid($this->pid, $status, ($hang ? 0 : WNOHANG) | WUNTRACED)) {
+            if ($retriesCounter > $retriesLimit) {
+                throw new ProcessControlException('Error while waiting for process '.$this->pid);
+            }
+            ++$retriesCounter;
+            usleep(5000);
         }
 
         if ($this->pid === $pid) {