Script hangs if Photoshop CC minimized

Encoutered a strange issue that my script fails to terminate if I minimize Photoshop while script running. The script itself seems to do everything, but the dialog window frame stays on screen. I.e. even the dialog window content is cleared, but the title bar and window frame stays. My finalization for the dialog is just to call window.close(), anything else I should do? Also CS6 seems unaffected but both versions of CC are.
Anyone hit something like this, any ideas?

Matias Kiviniemi
do you can show us your script?
How do you start your script if Photoshop is minimized? With double click in your explorer?
Perhaps the script works if Photoshop isn't minimized. And perhaps you could try something like this?
app.bringToFront();
Regards

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