diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index 18f45a5..733949c 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -803,21 +803,22 @@ bool MainWindow::get_elevated_permissions(int reason) {
     }
     auto n = QMessageBox::warning(GetMessageBoxParent(), software_name, tr("Please give the core root privileges"), QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
     if (n == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-        auto chownArgs = QString("root:root " + NekoGui::FindNekoBoxCoreRealPath());
-        auto ret = Linux_Run_Command("chown", chownArgs);
-        if (ret != 0) {
-            MW_show_log(QString("Failed to run chown %1 code is %2").arg(chownArgs).arg(ret));
-            return false;
-        }
-        auto chmodArgs = QString("u+s " + NekoGui::FindNekoBoxCoreRealPath());
-        ret = Linux_Run_Command("chmod", chmodArgs);
-        if (ret == 0) {
-            StopVPNProcess();
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            MW_show_log(QString("Failed to run chmod %1").arg(chmodArgs));
-            return false;
-        }
+        runOnNewThread([=]
+        {
+            auto chownArgs = QString("root:root " + NekoGui::FindNekoBoxCoreRealPath());
+            auto ret = Linux_Run_Command("chown", chownArgs);
+            if (ret != 0) {
+                MW_show_log(QString("Failed to run chown %1 code is %2").arg(chownArgs).arg(ret));
+            }
+            auto chmodArgs = QString("u+s " + NekoGui::FindNekoBoxCoreRealPath());
+            ret = Linux_Run_Command("chmod", chmodArgs);
+            if (ret == 0) {
+                StopVPNProcess();
+            } else {
+                MW_show_log(QString("Failed to run chmod %1").arg(chmodArgs));
+            }
+        });
+        return false;
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN