diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/kotlinSignature/TypeTransformingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/kotlinSignature/TypeTransformingVisitor.java
index 6e66a727b6d..84d27fb1d12 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/kotlinSignature/TypeTransformingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/kotlinSignature/TypeTransformingVisitor.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class TypeTransformingVisitor extends JetVisitor<JetType, Void> {
                         altProjectionKind = Variance.INVARIANT;
                 }
                 if (altProjectionKind != projectionKind && projectionKind != Variance.INVARIANT) {
-                    throw new AlternativeSignatureMismatchException("Variance mismatch, actual: %s, in alternative signature: %s",
+                    throw new AlternativeSignatureMismatchException("Projection kind mismatch, actual: %s, in alternative signature: %s",
                                                                     projectionKind, altProjectionKind);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.java b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.java
similarity index 75%
rename from compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.java
rename to compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.java
index de5f58526f6..3339039f3c4 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.java
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import java.util.*;
 import jet.runtime.typeinfo.KotlinSignature;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.jvm.compiler.annotation.ExpectLoadError;
 
-public class WrongTypeVariance {
-    @ExpectLoadError("Variance mismatch, actual: out, in alternative signature: ")
+public class WrongProjectionKind {
+    @ExpectLoadError("Projection kind mismatch, actual: out, in alternative signature: ")
     @KotlinSignature("fun copy(a : Array<out Number>, b : Array<Number>) : MutableList<Number>")
     public List<Number> copy(Number[] from, Number[] to) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.kt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.kt
similarity index 78%
rename from compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.kt
rename to compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.kt
index adaf2fad6b2..8518497aa4a 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package test
 
 import java.util.*
 
-public open class WrongTypeVariance : Object() {
+public open class WrongProjectionKind : Object() {
     public open fun copy(p0 : Array<out Number>?, p1 : Array<out Number>?) : MutableList<Number>? {
         throw UnsupportedOperationException()
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.txt
similarity index 59%
rename from compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.txt
rename to compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.txt
index 234092a83d7..51f08067b58 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package test
 
-public open class WrongTypeVariance : java.lang.Object {
-    public constructor WrongTypeVariance()
+public open class WrongProjectionKind : java.lang.Object {
+    public constructor WrongProjectionKind()
     public open fun copy(/*0*/ p0 : jet.Array<out jet.Number>?, /*1*/ p1 : jet.Array<out jet.Number>?) : jet.MutableList<jet.Number>?
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/propagation/parameter/ChangeProjectionKind1.java b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/propagation/parameter/ChangeProjectionKind1.java
index f606b2cb887..465dad1dc8b 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/propagation/parameter/ChangeProjectionKind1.java
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/propagation/parameter/ChangeProjectionKind1.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public interface ChangeProjectionKind1 {
     }
 
     public interface Sub extends Super {
-        @ExpectLoadError("Variance mismatch, actual: in, in alternative signature: ")
+        @ExpectLoadError("Projection kind mismatch, actual: in, in alternative signature: ")
         @KotlinSignature("fun foo(p: MutableList<String>)")
         void foo(List<String> p);
     }
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaTestGenerated.java
index 06e932d9858..5a6df8345c9 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaTestGenerated.java
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ public class LoadJavaTestGenerated extends AbstractLoadJavaTest {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongMethodName.java");
             }
             
+            @TestMetadata("WrongProjectionKind.java")
+            public void testWrongProjectionKind() throws Exception {
+                doTest("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.java");
+            }
+            
             @TestMetadata("WrongReturnTypeStructure.java")
             public void testWrongReturnTypeStructure() throws Exception {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongReturnTypeStructure.java");
@@ -443,11 +448,6 @@ public class LoadJavaTestGenerated extends AbstractLoadJavaTest {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeParametersCount.java");
             }
             
-            @TestMetadata("WrongTypeVariance.java")
-            public void testWrongTypeVariance() throws Exception {
-                doTest("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.java");
-            }
-            
             @TestMetadata("WrongValueParameterStructure1.java")
             public void testWrongValueParameterStructure1() throws Exception {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongValueParameterStructure1.java");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/lazy/LazyResolveNamespaceComparingTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/lazy/LazyResolveNamespaceComparingTestGenerated.java
index 9ecee061917..e0319a122f7 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/lazy/LazyResolveNamespaceComparingTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/lazy/LazyResolveNamespaceComparingTestGenerated.java
@@ -1343,6 +1343,11 @@ public class LazyResolveNamespaceComparingTestGenerated extends AbstractLazyReso
                     doTestNotCheckingPrimaryConstructors("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongMethodName.kt");
                 }
                 
+                @TestMetadata("WrongProjectionKind.kt")
+                public void testWrongProjectionKind() throws Exception {
+                    doTestNotCheckingPrimaryConstructors("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongProjectionKind.kt");
+                }
+                
                 @TestMetadata("WrongReturnTypeStructure.kt")
                 public void testWrongReturnTypeStructure() throws Exception {
                     doTestNotCheckingPrimaryConstructors("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongReturnTypeStructure.kt");
@@ -1378,11 +1383,6 @@ public class LazyResolveNamespaceComparingTestGenerated extends AbstractLazyReso
                     doTestNotCheckingPrimaryConstructors("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeParametersCount.kt");
                 }
                 
-                @TestMetadata("WrongTypeVariance.kt")
-                public void testWrongTypeVariance() throws Exception {
-                    doTestNotCheckingPrimaryConstructors("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongTypeVariance.kt");
-                }
-                
                 @TestMetadata("WrongValueParameterStructure1.kt")
                 public void testWrongValueParameterStructure1() throws Exception {
                     doTestNotCheckingPrimaryConstructors("compiler/testData/loadJava/kotlinSignature/error/WrongValueParameterStructure1.kt");