diff --git a/lib/svi/svn_runner.rb b/lib/svi/svn_runner.rb
index 156ea99..058cd88 100644
--- a/lib/svi/svn_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/svi/svn_runner.rb
@@ -4,87 +4,91 @@ module Svi
     # Exception class to indicate an error with executing svn.
     class SvnExecError < RuntimeError; end
 
-    # Run Subversion and yield results linewise.
-    #
-    # @param subcommand [String, nil]
-    #   The svn subcommand to execute (e.g. "ls").
-    # @param args [Array<String>]
-    #   The svn subcommand arguments.
-    # @param options [Hash]
-    #   Optional arguments.
-    # @option options [Array<String>] :global_args
-    #   Global svn arguments to place before the subcommand.
-    #
-    # @yield [line]
-    #   If a block is given, each line that the Subversion command writes to
-    #   standard output will be yielded to the calling block.
-    # @yieldparam line [String]
-    #   Line of standard output.
-    # @return [String]
-    #   The standard output from svn.
-    # @raise [SvnExecError]
-    #   If the svn command errors out this exception is raised.
-    def run_svn(subcommand, args, options = {}, &block)
-      command = [
-        "svn",
-        *(options[:global_args] || []),
-        subcommand,
-        *args,
-      ].compact
+    class << self
 
-      # Create pipes for standard output and standard error.
-      stdout_rd, stdout_wr = IO.pipe
-      stderr_rd, stderr_wr = IO.pipe
+      # Run Subversion and yield results linewise.
+      #
+      # @param subcommand [String, nil]
+      #   The svn subcommand to execute (e.g. "ls").
+      # @param args [Array<String>]
+      #   The svn subcommand arguments.
+      # @param options [Hash]
+      #   Optional arguments.
+      # @option options [Array<String>] :global_args
+      #   Global svn arguments to place before the subcommand.
+      #
+      # @yield [line]
+      #   If a block is given, each line that the Subversion command writes to
+      #   standard output will be yielded to the calling block.
+      # @yieldparam line [String]
+      #   Line of standard output.
+      # @return [String]
+      #   The standard output from svn.
+      # @raise [SvnExecError]
+      #   If the svn command errors out this exception is raised.
+      def run_svn(subcommand, args, options = {}, &block)
+        command = [
+          "svn",
+          *(options[:global_args] || []),
+          subcommand,
+          *args,
+        ].compact
 
-      # Launch the svn subprocess using the pipes.
-      spawn_options = {
-        out: stdout_wr,
-        err: stderr_wr,
-        close_others: true,
-      }
-      spawn_options[:in] = :close unless options[:allow_interactive]
-      svn_pid = Process.spawn(*command, spawn_options)
+        # Create pipes for standard output and standard error.
+        stdout_rd, stdout_wr = IO.pipe
+        stderr_rd, stderr_wr = IO.pipe
 
-      # Close write side of the pipes in the parent process.
-      stdout_wr.close
-      stderr_wr.close
+        # Launch the svn subprocess using the pipes.
+        spawn_options = {
+          out: stdout_wr,
+          err: stderr_wr,
+          close_others: true,
+        }
+        spawn_options[:in] = :close unless options[:allow_interactive]
+        svn_pid = Process.spawn(*command, spawn_options)
 
-      stdout = ""
-      stderr = ""
-      stdout_yield = ""
+        # Close write side of the pipes in the parent process.
+        stdout_wr.close
+        stderr_wr.close
 
-      loop do
-        so = stdout_rd.read_nonblock(exception: false)
-        if so.is_a?(String)
-          stdout += so
-          stdout_yield += so
-        end
-        se = stderr_rd.read_nonblock(exception: false)
-        if se.is_a?(String)
-          stderr += se
-        end
-        if so.nil? and se.nil?
-          break
-        end
-        if block
-          loop do
-            index = stdout_yield.index("\n")
-            break unless index
-            line = stdout_yield[0, index]
-            block[line]
-            stdout_yield = stdout_yield[index + 1, stdout_yield.size]
+        stdout = ""
+        stderr = ""
+        stdout_yield = ""
+
+        loop do
+          so = stdout_rd.read_nonblock(100000, exception: false)
+          if so.is_a?(String)
+            stdout += so
+            stdout_yield += so
           end
+          se = stderr_rd.read_nonblock(100000, exception: false)
+          if se.is_a?(String)
+            stderr += se
+          end
+          if so.nil? and se.nil?
+            break
+          end
+          if block
+            loop do
+              index = stdout_yield.index("\n")
+              break unless index
+              line = stdout_yield[0, index]
+              block[line]
+              stdout_yield = stdout_yield[index + 1, stdout_yield.size]
+            end
+          end
+          IO.select([stdout_rd, stderr_rd])
         end
-        IO.select([stdout_rd, stderr_rd])
+
+        Process.waitpid(svn_pid)
+
+        if stderr != ""
+          raise SvnExecError.new(stderr)
+        end
+
+        stdout
       end
 
-      Process.waitpid(svn_pid)
-
-      if stderr != ""
-        raise SvnExecError.new(stderr)
-      end
-
-      stdout
     end
 
   end