diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/liveTemplates/macro/AnonymousTemplateEditingListener.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/liveTemplates/macro/AnonymousTemplateEditingListener.java
index ae3a782440c..4a38a7f8510 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/liveTemplates/macro/AnonymousTemplateEditingListener.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/liveTemplates/macro/AnonymousTemplateEditingListener.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class AnonymousTemplateEditingListener extends TemplateEditingAdapter {
 
     @Override
     public void currentVariableChanged(TemplateState templateState, Template template, int oldIndex, int newIndex) {
+        assert templateState.getTemplate() != null;
         TextRange variableRange = templateState.getVariableRange(0);
         if (variableRange == null) return;
         PsiElement name = psiFile.findElementAt(variableRange.getStartOffset());