diff --git a/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java b/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java
index a99ee4c53..05243d66c 100644
--- a/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java
+++ b/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.intellij.java.debugger.localize.JavaDebuggerLocalize;
 import com.intellij.java.debugger.requests.Requestor;
 import com.intellij.java.execution.configurations.RemoteConnection;
+import consulo.application.Application;
 import consulo.component.ProcessCanceledException;
 import consulo.execution.debug.XDebugSession;
 import consulo.execution.debug.breakpoint.XBreakpoint;
@@ -74,13 +75,12 @@ public DebugProcessEvents(Project project) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @RequiredUIAccess
     protected void commitVM(VirtualMachine vm) {
         super.commitVM(vm);
         if (vm != null) {
             vmAttached();
             myEventThread = new DebuggerEventThread();
-            UIAccess.assertIsUIThread();
+            Application.get().executeOnPooledThread(myEventThread);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java b/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java
index c17c679f1..8d0461f27 100644
--- a/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java
+++ b/java-debugger-impl/src/main/java/com/intellij/java/debugger/impl/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ public static NodeRenderer getDefaultRenderer(Type type) {
 
     private static final String ourTrace = Platform.current().jvm().getRuntimeProperty("idea.debugger.trace");
 
-    @RequiredUIAccess
     @SuppressWarnings({"HardCodedStringLiteral"})
     protected void commitVM(VirtualMachine vm) {
         if (!isInInitialState()) {
@@ -643,7 +642,6 @@ static Connector findConnector(String connectorName) throws ExecutionException {
         return null;
     }
 
-    @RequiredUIAccess
     private void checkVirtualMachineVersion(VirtualMachine vm) {
         String version = vm.version();
         if ("1.4.0".equals(version)) {