diff --git a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt
index 1d68944431f..02d98e7be9e 100644
--- a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt
+++ b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public trait InterpreterResult {
     override fun toString(): String
 }
 
-public class ExceptionThrown(public val exception: Value, public val kind: ExceptionKind): InterpreterResult {
+public class ExceptionThrown(public val exception: ObjectValue, public val kind: ExceptionKind): InterpreterResult {
     override fun toString(): String = "Thrown $exception: $kind"
 
     public enum class ExceptionKind {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ abstract class ThrownFromEvalExceptionBase(cause: Throwable): RuntimeException(c
 class BrokenCode(cause: Throwable): ThrownFromEvalExceptionBase(cause)
 class ThrownFromEvalException(cause: Throwable): ThrownFromEvalExceptionBase(cause)
 
-class ThrownFromEvaluatedCodeException(val exception: Value): RuntimeException() {
+class ThrownFromEvaluatedCodeException(val exception: ObjectValue): RuntimeException() {
     override fun toString(): String = "Thrown from evaluated code: $exception"
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public fun interpreterLoop(
                         }
 
                         ATHROW -> {
-                            val exceptionValue = frame.getStackTop()
+                            val exceptionValue = frame.getStackTop() as ObjectValue
                             val handled = handler.exceptionThrown(frame, currentInsn, exceptionValue)
                             if (handled != null) return handled
                             if (exceptionCaught(exceptionValue)) continue
diff --git a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiValues.kt b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiValues.kt
index 46c5581dbd5..d9528d41ca8 100644
--- a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiValues.kt
+++ b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiValues.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ class JDIFailureException(message: String?, cause: Throwable? = null): RuntimeEx
 
 fun <T: Any> T?.sure(message: String? = null): T = this ?: throw JDIFailureException(message)
 
+public fun jdi.ObjectReference?.asValue(): ObjectValue {
+    return when (this) {
+        null -> NULL_VALUE
+        else -> ObjectValue(this, type().asType())
+    }
+}
+
 public fun jdi.Value?.asValue(): Value {
     return when (this) {
         null -> NULL_VALUE
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ public fun jdi.Value?.asValue(): Value {
         is jdi.LongValue -> LongValue(longValue())
         is jdi.FloatValue -> FloatValue(floatValue())
         is jdi.DoubleValue -> DoubleValue(doubleValue())
-        is jdi.ObjectReference -> ObjectValue(this, type().asType())
+        is jdi.ObjectReference -> this.asValue()
         else -> throw JDIFailureException("Unknown value: $this")
     }
 }
diff --git a/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/suiteBuilder.kt b/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/suiteBuilder.kt
index eecfeac02f1..78af3c3f509 100644
--- a/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/suiteBuilder.kt
+++ b/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/suiteBuilder.kt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fun buildTestCase(ownerClass: Class<TestData>,
                 }
                 catch (e: Throwable) {
                     val cause = e.getCause() ?: e
-                    expected = ExceptionThrown(objectToValue(cause, Type.getType(cause.javaClass)), ExceptionThrown.ExceptionKind.FROM_EVALUATOR)
+                    expected = ExceptionThrown(objectToValue(cause, Type.getType(cause.javaClass)) as ObjectValue, ExceptionThrown.ExceptionKind.FROM_EVALUATOR)
                 }
             }
         }