diff --git a/pym/update/update.py b/pym/update/update.py
index 9786779..c5cedfb 100644
--- a/pym/update/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/update.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ from calculate.lib.utils.text import _u8, _u
 
 Colors = TextState.Colors
 from calculate.lib.utils.files import (getProgPath, STDOUT, removeDir,
+                                       getParentPids,
                                        PercentProgress, process, getRunCommands,
                                        readFile, listDirectory, pathJoin,
                                        find, FindFileType,quite_unlink,
@@ -318,8 +319,11 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
                 self.endTask()
 
         if self.clVars.Get('cl_chroot_status') == 'off':
-            emerge_running = lambda: any(fnmatch(x, "*python-exec/*/emerge*")
-                                         for x in getRunCommands(True))
+            parents_pids = set(getParentPids(os.getpid()))
+            emerge_running = lambda : (
+                    any((fnmatch(x[1], "*python-exec/*/emerge*") and
+                    x[0] not in parents_pids)
+                    for x in getRunCommands(True, withpid=True)))
             if emerge_running():
                 if not wait_update:
                     raise UpdateError(_("Emerge is running. "