diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
index 6cdd4b830e..011ed8189c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QtConcurrent>
+#include <QProcess>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -55,7 +56,26 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   update_btn->setText(QObject::tr("Update"));
 #ifdef __aarch64__
   btn->setText(QObject::tr("Reboot"));
-  QFutureWatcher<void> watcher;
+
+  QProcess *command = new QProcess();
+  QObject::connect(command, QOverload<int, QProcess::ExitStatus>::of(&QProcess::finished),
+                   [=](int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus){
+    btn->setEnabled(true);
+    update_btn->setEnabled(true);
+    update_btn->setText("Ready to Reboot");
+    command->deleteLater();  // Delete QProcess after it finishes
+  });
+  QObject::connect(command, &QProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, [=]() {
+    QByteArray result = command->readAllStandardOutput();
+    label->setText(label->text() + "\n" + result);  // appends the text to the QLabel
+    scroll->update();
+  });
+  QObject::connect(command, &QProcess::readyReadStandardError, [=]() {
+    QByteArray result = command->readAllStandardError();
+    label->setText(label->text() + "\n" + result); // appends the text to the QLabel
+    scroll->update();
+  });
+
   QObject::connect(btn, &QPushButton::clicked, [=]() {
     Hardware::reboot();
   });
@@ -78,18 +98,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
     const std::string cmd = to_home_dir + "; " + remote_cmd + "; " + fetch_remote + "; " + reset_branch;
 
-    QFuture<void> future = QtConcurrent::run([=]() {
-      std::string output = executeCommand(cmd.c_str());
-      LOGW("CHECK OUTPUT PLS\n%s", output.c_str());
-      QMetaObject::invokeMethod(label, "setText", Qt::QueuedConnection,
-                                Q_ARG(QString, QString::fromStdString(output)));
-    });
-    QObject::connect(&watcher, &QFutureWatcher<void>::finished, [=]() {
-      btn->setEnabled(true);
-      update_btn->setEnabled(true);
-      update_btn->setText("Ready to Reboot");
-    });
-    watcher.setFuture(future);
+    QString c = QString::fromStdString(cmd);
+    command->start(c);
   });
 #else
   update_btn->setEnabled(false);