diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
index dcba8c921be..b8fe455d731 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ public class DescriptorRendererImpl implements DescriptorRenderer {
 
     @NotNull
     private String renderNormalizedType(@NotNull JetType type) {
+        if (type instanceof LazyType && debugMode) {
+            return type.toString();
+        }
         if (TypesPackage.isFlexible(type)) {
             if (debugMode) {
                 return renderFlexibleTypeWithBothBounds(TypesPackage.flexibility(type).getLowerBound(),
@@ -344,9 +347,6 @@ public class DescriptorRendererImpl implements DescriptorRenderer {
             }
             return "???";
         }
-        if (type instanceof LazyType && debugMode) {
-            return type.toString();
-        }
         if (type.isError()) {
             return renderDefaultType(type);
         }