diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5cb16425..4e9ebbb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Fixed
 - fixed issues with pinned shortcuts
 - fixed Process Suspend/Resume context menu [#3156](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/3156)
-
+- fixed issues with Installers created with Qt [#2493](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/2493) [#3153](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/3153)
 
 
 
diff --git a/Sandboxie/core/dll/guicon.c b/Sandboxie/core/dll/guicon.c
index 574b748d..b5c24481 100644
--- a/Sandboxie/core/dll/guicon.c
+++ b/Sandboxie/core/dll/guicon.c
@@ -220,6 +220,25 @@ _FX BOOL Gui_ConnectConsole(ULONG ShowFlag)
 
                 if (! AttachConsole(rpl->process_id))
                     status = STATUS_NOT_SAME_DEVICE;
+
+                //
+                // wait for the count to inidcate the service has quit
+                //
+
+                typedef DWORD (*P_GetConsoleProcessList)(LPDWORD lpdwProcessList, DWORD dwProcessCount);
+                P_GetConsoleProcessList GetConsoleProcessList = (P_GetConsoleProcessList)
+                    GetProcAddress(Dll_Kernel32, "GetConsoleProcessList");
+
+                DWORD pids[10]; // 2 should be enough but lets go with 10
+
+                while (1) {
+
+                    Sleep(50);
+
+                    ULONG num_pids = GetConsoleProcessList(pids, ARRAYSIZE(pids));
+                    if (num_pids < 2)
+                        break;
+                }
             }
 
             Dll_Free(rpl);
@@ -264,6 +283,7 @@ _FX void Gui_InitConsole2(void)
     HANDLE *Handles;
     HMODULE User32;
 
+    // $Workaround$ - 3rd party fix
     //
     // hack:  the Kaspersky process klwtblfs.exe is protected from
     // termination through TerminateProcess, so make sure we terminate
diff --git a/Sandboxie/core/svc/GuiServer.cpp b/Sandboxie/core/svc/GuiServer.cpp
index ab0a6b61..9f80aef8 100644
--- a/Sandboxie/core/svc/GuiServer.cpp
+++ b/Sandboxie/core/svc/GuiServer.cpp
@@ -4306,9 +4306,7 @@ void GuiServer::RunConsoleSlave(const WCHAR *evtname)
 
     HANDLE hEvent = OpenEvent(EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, evtname);
 
-    const ULONG max_pids = 16000;
-    ULONG pids_len = max_pids * sizeof(ULONG);
-    ULONG *pids = (ULONG *)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pids_len);
+    DWORD pids[10]; // 2 should be enough but lets go with 10
 
     if (hEvent && pids) {
 
@@ -4329,18 +4327,13 @@ void GuiServer::RunConsoleSlave(const WCHAR *evtname)
 
             while (1) {
 
-                Sleep(2000);
+                Sleep(50);
 
-                ULONG num_pids = GetConsoleProcessList(pids, max_pids);
-                if (num_pids > 1 && num_pids < max_pids) {
-
-                    Sleep(2000);
+                ULONG num_pids = GetConsoleProcessList(pids, ARRAYSIZE(pids));
+                if (num_pids > 1)
                     break;
-                }
             }
         }
-
-        //HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pids); // don't bother we ExitProcess aynways
     }
 
     ExitProcess(0);