diff --git a/compiler/tests-mutes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/mutes/TeamCityInteraction.kt b/compiler/tests-mutes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/mutes/TeamCityInteraction.kt
index bc298e46c90..871db830617 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-mutes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/mutes/TeamCityInteraction.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-mutes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/mutes/TeamCityInteraction.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ internal fun getMutedTestsOnTeamcityForRootProject(rootScopeId: String): List<Mu
     val jsonResponses = traverseAll(requestHref, requestParams)
 
     val alreadyMutedTestsOnTeamCity = jsonResponses.flatMap {
-        it.get("mute").filter { jn -> jn.get("assignment").get("text").textValue().startsWith(TAG) }
+        it.get("mute").filter { jn -> jn.get("assignment").get("text")?.textValue().toString().startsWith(TAG) }
     }
 
     return alreadyMutedTestsOnTeamCity.mapNotNull { jsonObjectMapper.treeToValue<MuteTestJson>(it) }