diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/cli/CliBaseTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/cli/CliBaseTest.java
index 0e15a672cb4..b84ed9fed32 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/cli/CliBaseTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/cli/CliBaseTest.java
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.utils.ExceptionUtils;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.io.*;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class CliBaseTest {
@@ -81,13 +78,27 @@ public class CliBaseTest {
         JetTestUtils.assertEqualsToFile(new File(testDataDir + "/" + testName.getMethodName() + ".out"), actual);
     }
 
+    // TODO: remove after update to newer IDEA where there is a FileUtil.loadLines(String)
+    @NotNull
+    public static List<String> loadLines(@NotNull String path) throws IOException {
+        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(path));
+        try {
+            return FileUtil.loadLines(reader);
+        }
+        finally {
+            reader.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     static String[] readArgs(
             @NotNull String argsFilePath,
             @NotNull final String testDataDir,
             @NotNull final String tempDir
     ) throws IOException {
-        List<String> lines = FileUtil.loadLines(argsFilePath);
+
+
+        List<String> lines = loadLines(argsFilePath);
 
         return ArrayUtil.toStringArray(ContainerUtil.mapNotNull(lines, new Function<String, String>() {
             @Override