diff --git a/ultimate/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/spring/tests/gutter/AbstractSpringClassAnnotatorTest.kt b/ultimate/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/spring/tests/gutter/AbstractSpringClassAnnotatorTest.kt
index 3894d1966a5..3a03b3864a9 100644
--- a/ultimate/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/spring/tests/gutter/AbstractSpringClassAnnotatorTest.kt
+++ b/ultimate/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/spring/tests/gutter/AbstractSpringClassAnnotatorTest.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.spring.tests.gutter
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.LineMarkerProviders
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
 import icons.SpringApiIcons
 import junit.framework.Assert
 import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinLanguage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.jsonUtils.getString
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.spring.lineMarking.KotlinSpringClassAnnotator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.spring.tests.SpringTestFixtureExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.ConfigLibraryUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.KotlinLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
@@ -39,6 +42,10 @@ abstract class AbstractSpringClassAnnotatorTest : KotlinLightCodeInsightFixtureT
     override fun setUp() {
         super.setUp()
         TestFixtureExtension.loadFixture<SpringTestFixtureExtension>(myModule)
+        Assert.assertTrue("Kotlin-ultimate service was not found, make sure that <!-- ULTIMATE-PLUGIN-PLACEHOLDER --> " +
+                          "is replaced in `plugin.xml` with data from `ultimate-plugin.xml`",
+                          LineMarkerProviders.INSTANCE.allForLanguage(KotlinLanguage.INSTANCE).any { it is KotlinSpringClassAnnotator }
+        )
     }
 
     protected fun doTest(path: String) {