diff -r c53c7d0db4d4 ruby.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/rubyproject/RubyBaseProject.java
--- a/ruby.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/rubyproject/RubyBaseProject.java	Tue Apr 06 12:58:45 2010 +0400
+++ b/ruby.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/rubyproject/RubyBaseProject.java	Tue Apr 06 14:17:10 2010 +0200
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
      */
     public static final String SOURCES_TYPE_RUBY = "ruby"; // NOI18N
 
+    private static final RequestProcessor requestProcessor = new RequestProcessor("Ruby refresh rake tasks");
+
     protected final RakeProjectHelper helper;
     private final PropertyEvaluator eval;
     protected final ReferenceHelper refHelper;
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@
     private void updateRakeTasks() {
         RubyPlatform platform = getPlatform();
         if (hasRakeFile() && platform != null && platform.hasValidRake(false)) {
-            RequestProcessor.getDefault().post(new Runnable() {
+            requestProcessor.post(new Runnable() {
                 public void run() {
                     RakeSupport.refreshTasks(RubyBaseProject.this, false);
                 }