diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index f892fbcd98..74b465047f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#### 0.27.10 - 12.02.2015
+* BUGFIX: Don't call HasExited on CurrentProcess - https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket/issues/599
+
 #### 0.27.9 - 10.02.2015
 * Add a simple API which allows to retrieves NuGet v3 autocomplete
 
diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/Utils.fs b/src/Paket.Core/Utils.fs
index a44b2656e1..617c6d899a 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/Utils.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/Utils.fs
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ let RunInLockedAccessMode(rootFolder,action) =
                 if File.Exists fileName then
                     let content = File.ReadAllText fileName
                     if content <> p.Id.ToString() then
-                        let processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(p.ProcessName)
+                        let currentProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess()
+                        let processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(p.ProcessName) |> Array.filter (fun p -> p <> currentProcess)
                         if processes |> Array.exists (fun p -> p.HasExited = false && content = p.Id.ToString()) then
                             if startTime + timeOut <= DateTime.Now then
                                 failwith "timeout"