diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/AbstractIntentionTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/AbstractIntentionTest.java
index 23b0edf9e68..a0196b3570f 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/AbstractIntentionTest.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/AbstractIntentionTest.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractIntentionTest extends KotlinCodeInsightTestCase {
                         }
                 );
                 // Don't bother checking if it should have failed.
-                if (shouldFailString == null) {
+                if (shouldFailString.isEmpty()) {
                     for (Map.Entry<String, PsiFile> entry: pathToFiles.entrySet()) {
                         String filePath = entry.getKey();
                         String canonicalPathToExpectedFile = PathUtil.getCanonicalPath(filePath + ".after");