diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PreReceiveRepositoryHook.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PreReceiveRepositoryHook.java
index 92edecb269..58a8288628 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PreReceiveRepositoryHook.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PreReceiveRepositoryHook.java
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ public abstract class PreReceiveRepositoryHook implements RepositoryHook
   @Override
   public boolean isAsync()
   {
-    return true;
+    return false;
   }
 }