diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/ExpectedResolveData.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/ExpectedResolveData.java
index b8695b57b85..84cdc62c6eb 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/ExpectedResolveData.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/ExpectedResolveData.java
@@ -195,11 +195,12 @@ public abstract class ExpectedResolveData {
             PsiElement element = position.getElement();
 
             JetReferenceExpression referenceExpression = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, JetReferenceExpression.class);
+            DeclarationDescriptor referenceTarget = bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression);
             if ("!".equals(name)) {
                 assertTrue(
                         "Must have been unresolved: " +
                         renderReferenceInContext(referenceExpression) +
-                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression)),
+                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(referenceTarget),
                         unresolvedReferences.contains(referenceExpression));
                 continue;
             }
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ public abstract class ExpectedResolveData {
                 assertTrue(
                         "Must have been resolved to multiple descriptors: " +
                         renderReferenceInContext(referenceExpression) +
-                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression)),
+                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(referenceTarget),
                         bindingContext.get(AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression) != null);
                 continue;
             }
@@ -215,8 +216,8 @@ public abstract class ExpectedResolveData {
                 assertTrue(
                        "Must have been resolved to null: " +
                         renderReferenceInContext(referenceExpression) +
-                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression)),
-                        bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression) == null
+                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(referenceTarget),
+                        referenceTarget == null
                 );
                 continue;
             }
@@ -224,8 +225,8 @@ public abstract class ExpectedResolveData {
                 assertTrue(
                        "Must have been resolved to error: " +
                         renderReferenceInContext(referenceExpression) +
-                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression)),
-                       ErrorUtils.isError(bindingContext.get(REFERENCE_TARGET, referenceExpression))
+                        " but was resolved to " + renderNullableDescriptor(referenceTarget),
+                       ErrorUtils.isError(referenceTarget)
                 );
                 continue;
             }