diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
index 3bacb255089..22543a50324 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ public class InlineCodegen implements ParentCodegenAware, CallGenerator {
             throw e;
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
-            String text = getNodeText(node);
+            boolean generateNodeText = !(e instanceof InlineException);
             PsiElement element = BindingContextUtils.descriptorToDeclaration(bindingContext, this.codegen.getContext().getContextDescriptor());
             throw new CompilationException("Couldn't inline method call '" +
                                        functionDescriptor.getName() +
                                        "' into \n" + (element != null ? element.getText() : "null psi element " + this.codegen.getContext().getContextDescriptor()) +
-                                       "\ncause: " +
-                                       text, e, call.getCallElement());
+                                       (generateNodeText ? ("\ncause: " + getNodeText(node)) : ""),
+                                       e, call.getCallElement());
         }
 
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class InlineCodegen implements ParentCodegenAware, CallGenerator {
                                  codegen.getInlineNameGenerator().subGenerator(functionDescriptor.getName().asString()),
                                  codegen.getContext(), call, Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), false, false);
 
-        MethodInliner inliner = new MethodInliner(node, parameters, info, new FieldRemapper(null, null, parameters), isSameModule, "InlineCodegenRoot " + call.getCallElement()); //with captured
+        MethodInliner inliner = new MethodInliner(node, parameters, info, new FieldRemapper(null, null, parameters), isSameModule, "Method inlining " + call.getCallElement().getText()); //with captured
 
         VarRemapper.ParamRemapper remapper = new VarRemapper.ParamRemapper(parameters, initialFrameSize);
 
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineException.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00334ded8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/InlineException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.inline;
+
+public class InlineException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    public InlineException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public InlineException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.java
index 67a1ac5256e..0938b7bff2d 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.java
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ public class MethodInliner {
             transformedNode.accept(visitor);
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(errorPrefix + ": couldn't inline method call " + transformedNode + "\ncause: " +
-                                       InlineCodegen.getNodeText(transformedNode), e);
+            throw wrapException(e, transformedNode, "couldn't inline method call");
         }
+
         visitor.visitLabel(end);
 
         return result;
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ public class MethodInliner {
             sources = analyzer.analyze("fake", node);
         }
         catch (AnalyzerException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't inline method call " + node + "\ncause: " +
-                                       InlineCodegen.getNodeText(node), e);
+            throw wrapException(e, node, "couldn't inline method call");
         }
 
         AbstractInsnNode cur = node.instructions.getFirst();
@@ -482,4 +481,14 @@ public class MethodInliner {
         }
         return type;
     }
+
+
+    public RuntimeException wrapException(@NotNull Exception originalException, @NotNull MethodNode node, @NotNull String errorSuffix) {
+        if (originalException instanceof InlineException) {
+            return new InlineException(errorPrefix + ": " + errorSuffix, originalException);
+        } else {
+            return new InlineException(errorPrefix + ": " + errorSuffix + "\ncause: " +
+                                       InlineCodegen.getNodeText(node), originalException);
+        }
+    }
 }