diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/operations/SystemFetchOperation.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/operations/SystemFetchOperation.java
index a0ecc62b399..396a29e4638 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/operations/SystemFetchOperation.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/operations/SystemFetchOperation.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class SystemFetchOperation extends JobChangeAdapter implements IRunnableW
 	protected void execute(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws Exception, InterruptedException
 	{
 		SubSystem ss = (SubSystem)_adapter.getSubSystem(_remoteObject);
-		synchronized (ss)
+		synchronized (ss.getConnectorService())
 		{
 		if (!ss.isConnected())
 		{