diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/liveTemplates/JetTemplateContextType.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/liveTemplates/JetTemplateContextType.java
index 7d65de9bdfb..60979acfde0 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/liveTemplates/JetTemplateContextType.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/liveTemplates/JetTemplateContextType.java
@@ -59,16 +59,14 @@ public abstract class JetTemplateContextType extends TemplateContextType {
             else if (element instanceof LeafPsiElement) {
                 IElementType elementType = ((LeafPsiElement) element).getElementType();
                 if (elementType == JetTokens.IDENTIFIER) {
-                    if (element.getParent() instanceof JetReferenceExpression) {
-                        PsiElement parentOfParent = element.getParent().getParent();
+                    PsiElement parent = element.getParent();
+                    if (parent instanceof JetReferenceExpression) {
+                        PsiElement parentOfParent = parent.getParent();
                         JetQualifiedExpression qualifiedExpression = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, JetQualifiedExpression.class);
                         if (qualifiedExpression != null && qualifiedExpression.getSelectorExpression() == parentOfParent) {
                             return false;
                         }
                     }
-                    else {
-                        return false;
-                    }
                 }
             }
             return element != null && isInContext(element);
diff --git a/idea/testData/templates/context/InExpression.kt b/idea/testData/templates/context/InExpression.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f464f55426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/templates/context/InExpression.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+val v = xxx<caret>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/LiveTemplatesContextTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/LiveTemplatesContextTest.kt
index 883e7d2ae73..6bca71ab2db 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/LiveTemplatesContextTest.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/LiveTemplatesContextTest.kt
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.JetLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.PluginTestCaseBase
-
-import java.io.File
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.liveTemplates.JetTemplateContextType
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.template.TemplateContextType
 import com.intellij.testFramework.UsefulTestCase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.liveTemplates.JetTemplateContextType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.JetLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.PluginTestCaseBase
+import java.io.File
 
 public class LiveTemplatesContextTest : JetLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
     override fun getTestDataPath(): String =
@@ -30,14 +29,23 @@ public class LiveTemplatesContextTest : JetLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
 
     public fun testInDocComment() {
         myFixture.configureByFile(getTestName(false) + ".kt")
-        assertInContexts(javaClass<JetTemplateContextType.Generic>(), javaClass<JetTemplateContextType.Comment>())
+        assertInContexts(
+                JetTemplateContextType.Generic::class.java,
+                JetTemplateContextType.Comment::class.java)
     }
 
     public fun testTopLevel() {
         myFixture.configureByFile(getTestName(false) + ".kt")
-        assertInContexts(javaClass<JetTemplateContextType.Generic>(),
-                         javaClass<JetTemplateContextType.TopLevel>(),
-                         javaClass<JetTemplateContextType.Expression>())
+        assertInContexts(
+                JetTemplateContextType.Generic::class.java,
+                JetTemplateContextType.TopLevel::class.java)
+    }
+
+    public fun testInExpression() {
+        myFixture.configureByFile(getTestName(false) + ".kt")
+        assertInContexts(
+                JetTemplateContextType.Generic::class.java,
+                JetTemplateContextType.Expression::class.java)
     }
 
     private fun assertInContexts(vararg expectedContexts: Class<out JetTemplateContextType>) {