diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3404275b0e..87e03674bf0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We fixed an issue where "Copy to" was enabled even if no other library was opened. [#13280](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13280)
 - We fixed an issue where the groups were still displayed after closing all libraries. [#13382](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13382)
 - Enhanced field selection logic in the Merge Entries dialog when fetching from DOI to prefer valid years and entry types. [#12549](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12549)
+- We fixed an issue where the "Check Consistency" dialog is unresponsive. [#13700](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13700)
 - We fixed an issue where opening the Three Way Merge dialog would throw an exception when year field contains an invalid year value. [#13673](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13673)
 - We improved consistency in the Add Buttons. [#13791](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13791)
 - We fixed an issue where theme or font size are not respected for all dialogs [#13558](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13558)
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/consistency/ConsistencyCheckAction.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/consistency/ConsistencyCheckAction.java
index 9849988667a..3cb1d9adaab 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/consistency/ConsistencyCheckAction.java
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/consistency/ConsistencyCheckAction.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public BibliographyConsistencyCheck.Result call() {
         });
         taskExecutor.execute(task);
 
-        dialogService.showProgressDialogAndWait(
+        dialogService.showProgressDialog(
                 Localization.lang("Check consistency"),
                 Localization.lang("Checking consistency..."),
                 task);