diff --git a/app/jobs/clone_projects_job.rb b/app/jobs/clone_projects_job.rb
index 767639b..3e9ee60 100644
--- a/app/jobs/clone_projects_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/clone_projects_job.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class CloneProjectsJob < ApplicationJob
 
           if Dir.exist?(target_dir) && Dir.exist?(File.join(target_dir, ".git"))
             Rails.logger.info "Pulling latest for #{org}/#{repo}..."
-            system("cd '#{target_dir}' && git pull")
+            run_git_command([ "git", "-C", target_dir, "pull" ])
           else
             Rails.logger.info "Cloning #{org}/#{repo}..."
-            system("git clone #{url} '#{target_dir}'")
+            run_git_command([ "git", "clone", url, target_dir ])
           end
         end
       end
@@ -35,4 +35,47 @@ class CloneProjectsJob < ApplicationJob
 
     Rails.logger.info "Done cloning and updating all projects!"
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def run_git_command(command)
+    pid = nil
+    begin
+      pid = Process.spawn(*command,
+        out: :close,
+        err: :close,
+        pgroup: true
+      )
+
+      # Wait for process with timeout
+      Timeout.timeout(300) do # 5 minute timeout
+        Process.wait(pid)
+      end
+
+      unless $?.success?
+        Rails.logger.warn "Git command failed: #{command.join(' ')}"
+      end
+    rescue Timeout::Error
+      Rails.logger.error "Git command timed out: #{command.join(' ')}"
+      if pid
+        begin
+          Process.kill("TERM", -Process.getpgid(pid)) # Kill process group
+          sleep(5)
+          Process.kill("KILL", -Process.getpgid(pid)) # Force kill if still running
+        rescue Errno::ESRCH, Errno::EPERM
+          # Process already dead or no permission
+        end
+      end
+    rescue => e
+      Rails.logger.error "Git command error: #{e.message}"
+    ensure
+      if pid
+        begin
+          Process.wait(pid, Process::WNOHANG) # Clean up zombie if still there
+        rescue Errno::ECHILD
+          # Process already reaped
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end