diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt
index 5025fa38a94..68c0e785d39 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class JKSymbolProvider {
         files.forEach { it.accept(elementVisitor) }
     }
 
-    fun provideSymbol(psi: PsiElement): JKSymbol {
+    fun provideDirectSymbol(psi: PsiElement): JKSymbol {
         return symbols.getOrPut(psi) {
             when (psi) {
                 is PsiClass -> JKMultiverseClassSymbol(psi)
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class JKSymbolProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    fun provideSymbol(reference: PsiReference): JKSymbol {
+        val target = reference.resolve()
+        if (target != null) return provideDirectSymbol(target)
+        TODO()
+    }
+
     fun provideLocalVarSymbol(psi: PsiLocalVariable, variable: JKLocalVariable): JKSymbol {
         return symbols.getOrPut(psi) { JKUniverseFieldSymbol(variable) }
     }
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
index dbcc057b6f8..a6240471376 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
             val method = methodExpression as PsiReferenceExpressionImpl
 
             val call = JKJavaMethodCallExpressionImpl(
-                symbolProvider.provideSymbol(method.reference?.resolve() ?: TODO()) as JKMethodSymbol, argumentList.toJK()
+                symbolProvider.provideSymbol(method) as JKMethodSymbol, argumentList.toJK()
             )
             return if (method.findChildByRole(ChildRole.DOT) != null) {
                 JKQualifiedExpressionImpl((method.qualifier as PsiExpression).toJK(), JKJavaQualifierImpl.DOT, call)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
                 return JKNullLiteral() // TODO !!!
             }
 
-            val access = JKJavaFieldAccessExpressionImpl(symbolProvider.provideSymbol(impl.resolve() ?: TODO()) as JKFieldSymbol)
+            val access = JKJavaFieldAccessExpressionImpl(symbolProvider.provideSymbol(impl) as JKFieldSymbol)
             return when {
                 impl.findChildByRole(ChildRole.DOT) != null &&
                         (impl.qualifierExpression as? PsiReferenceExpression)?.resolve() !is PsiClass ->
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
             val constructor = constructorFakeReference.resolve()
             if (constructor == null && constructedClass != null) {
                 return JKJavaDefaultNewExpressionImpl(
-                    symbolProvider.provideSymbol(constructedClass) as JKClassSymbol
+                    symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(constructedClass) as JKClassSymbol
 
                 )
             }
 
             return JKJavaNewExpressionImpl(
-                symbolProvider.provideSymbol(constructor!!) as JKMethodSymbol,
+                symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(constructor!!) as JKMethodSymbol,
                 argumentList.toJK()
             )
         }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
                     val parameters = parameters.map { it.toJK() }
                     if (target != null) {
                         JKClassTypeImpl(
-                            target.let { symbolProvider.provideSymbol(it) as JKClassSymbol },
+                            target.let { symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(it) as JKClassSymbol },
                             parameters
                         )
                     } else {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
                 it.declarationList = psi.children.mapNotNull {
                     ElementVisitor(this@DeclarationMapper).apply { it.accept(this) }.resultElement as? JKDeclaration
                 }
-                (symbolProvider.provideSymbol(psi) as? JKUniverseClassSymbol)?.run { target = it }
+                (symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(psi) as? JKUniverseClassSymbol)?.run { target = it }
             }
         }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
                 JKNameIdentifierImpl(name),
                 with(expressionTreeMapper) { initializer.toJK() }
             ).also {
-                (symbolProvider.provideSymbol(this) as? JKUniverseFieldSymbol)?.run { target = it }
+                (symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(this) as? JKUniverseFieldSymbol)?.run { target = it }
             }
         }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
                 parameterList.parameters.map { it -> it.toJK() },
                 body?.toJK() ?: JKBodyStub
             ).also {
-                (symbolProvider.provideSymbol(this) as? JKUniverseMethodSymbol)?.run { target = it }
+                (symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(this) as? JKUniverseMethodSymbol)?.run { target = it }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt
index c2d4df2212d..da28b6ba1bb 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion(val context: ConversionContext) : R
         //if (element.parent)
 
         val alsoElement = resolveFqName(ClassId.fromString("kotlin/also"), element, context) ?: return recurse(element)
-        val alsoSymbol = context.symbolProvider.provideSymbol(alsoElement) as? JKMethodSymbol ?: return recurse(element)
+        val alsoSymbol = context.symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(alsoElement) as? JKMethodSymbol ?: return recurse(element)
         element.invalidate()
 
         return JKQualifiedExpressionImpl(
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/MatchBasedConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/MatchBasedConversion.kt
index 84caa4e0194..ffc6eed2e90 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/MatchBasedConversion.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/MatchBasedConversion.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ abstract class MatchBasedConversion : BaseConversion() {
                 val child = iter.next()
 
                 if (child is List<*>) {
-                    applyRecursiveToList(element, child as List<JKTreeElement>, iter, func)
+                    iter.set(applyRecursiveToList(element, child as List<JKTreeElement>, iter, func))
                 } else if (child is JKTreeElement) {
                     val newChild = func(child)
                     if (child !== newChild) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ abstract class MatchBasedConversion : BaseConversion() {
         child: List<JKTreeElement>,
         iter: MutableListIterator<Any>,
         func: (JKTreeElement) -> JKTreeElement
-    ) {
+    ): List<JKTreeElement> {
 
         val newChild = child.map {
             func(it)
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ abstract class MatchBasedConversion : BaseConversion() {
                 onElementChanged(new, old)
             }
         }
+        return newChild
     }
 
 
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ModifiersConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ModifiersConversion.kt
index bc4d80f0905..84b284e5eb2 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ModifiersConversion.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ModifiersConversion.kt
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ class ModifiersConversion : RecursiveApplicableConversionBase() {
 
     override fun applyToElement(element: JKTreeElement): JKTreeElement {
         return if (element is JKModifierList) element.also {
-            var modifiers = it.modifiers
-            if (element.parent !is JKLocalVariable && !modifiers.filter { it is JKJavaAccessModifier }.any()) {
-                modifiers += JKKtModifierImpl(JKKtModifier.KtModifierType.INTERNAL)
+            if (element.parent !is JKLocalVariable && !it.modifiers.filter { it is JKJavaAccessModifier }.any()) {
+                it.modifiers += JKKtModifierImpl(JKKtModifier.KtModifierType.INTERNAL)
             }
-            it.modifiers = mapModifiers(modifiers)
+            it.modifiers = mapModifiers(it.modifiers)
         } else recurse(element)
     }
 
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/TypeMappingConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/TypeMappingConversion.kt
index e246d6bf37d..8ea39584feb 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/TypeMappingConversion.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/TypeMappingConversion.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TypeMappingConversion(val context: ConversionContext) : RecursiveApplicabl
         contextElement ?: return null
         val newTarget = resolveFqName(fqName, contextElement) as? KtClassOrObject ?: return null
 
-        return JKClassTypeImpl(context.symbolProvider.provideSymbol(newTarget) as JKClassSymbol, parameters, nullability)
+        return JKClassTypeImpl(context.symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(newTarget) as JKClassSymbol, parameters, nullability)
     }
 
     private fun mapClassType(type: JKClassType, typeElement: JKTypeElement): JKTypeElement {