diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1f0dd83..c023e74 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ on_finish:
       export APPVEYOR_SSH_BLOCK=true
       touch "${LOCK_FILE}"
       echo -e "Build paused. To resume it, open a bash session to run '${YELLOW}rm \"${LOCK_FILE}\"${NC}' command."
+      while [ -f "${LOCK_FILE}" ]; do
+        sleep 1
+      done