diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 87f45e59..96b5bb6a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ group :development do
 
   # Docs generator
   gem "sdoc"
+
+  # thin instead webrick
+  gem 'thin'
 end
 
 group :development, :test do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 666f0d08..7bf31c95 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ GEM
     colorize (0.5.8)
     connection_pool (1.0.0)
     crack (0.3.1)
+    daemons (1.1.9)
     devise (2.1.2)
       bcrypt-ruby (~> 3.0)
       orm_adapter (~> 0.1)
@@ -436,6 +437,10 @@ GEM
     test_after_commit (0.0.1)
     therubyracer (0.10.2)
       libv8 (~> 3.3.10)
+    thin (1.5.0)
+      daemons (>= 1.0.9)
+      eventmachine (>= 0.12.6)
+      rack (>= 1.0.0)
     thor (0.16.0)
     tilt (1.3.3)
     timers (1.0.2)
@@ -542,6 +547,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   stamp
   test_after_commit
   therubyracer
+  thin
   uglifier (~> 1.3.0)
   unicorn (~> 4.4.0)
   webmock
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite_config.rb b/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite_config.rb
index 720ef8d2..35e87c09 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite_config.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite_config.rb
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ module Gitlab
       log("Gitolite error ->  " + " " + ex.message)
       raise Gitolite::AccessDenied, ex.message
 
-    rescue Exception => ex
-      log(ex.class.name + " " + ex.message)
-      raise Gitolite::AccessDenied.new("gitolite timeout")
+    #rescue Exception => ex
+      #log(ex.class.name + " " + ex.message)
+      #raise Gitolite::AccessDenied.new("gitolite timeout")
     end
 
     def log message
@@ -202,25 +202,41 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def push tmp_dir
-      Dir.chdir(File.join(tmp_dir, "gitolite"))
-      raise "Git add failed." unless system('git add -A')
-      system('git commit -m "GitLab"') # git commit returns 0 on success, and 1 if there is nothing to commit
-      raise "Git commit failed." unless [0,1].include? $?.exitstatus
+      output, status = popen('git add -A')
+      raise "Git add failed." unless status.zero?
 
-      stdin, stdout, stderr = Open3.popen3('git push')
-      push_output = stderr.read
-      push_status = $?.to_i
+      # git commit returns 0 on success, and 1 if there is nothing to commit
+      output, status = popen('git commit -m "GitLab"')
+      raise "Git add failed." unless [0,1].include?(status)
 
-      if push_output =~ /remote\: FATAL/
-        raise BrokenGitolite, push_output
+      output, status = popen('git push')
+
+      if output =~ /remote\: FATAL/
+        raise BrokenGitolite, output
       end
 
-      if push_status.zero?
-        Dir.chdir(Rails.root)
+      if status.zero? || output =~ /Everything up\-to\-date/
+        return true
       else
         raise PushError, "unable to push gitolite-admin repo"
       end
     end
+
+    def popen(cmd)
+      path = File.join(config_tmp_dir,'gitolite')
+      vars = { "PWD" => path }
+      options = { :chdir => path }
+
+      @cmd_output = ""
+      @cmd_status = 0
+      Open3.popen3(vars, cmd, options) do |stdin, stdout, stderr, wait_thr|
+        @cmd_status = wait_thr.value.exitstatus
+        @cmd_output << stdout.read
+        @cmd_output << stderr.read
+      end
+
+      return @cmd_output, @cmd_status
+    end
   end
 end