diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunConfigurationBeforeRunProvider.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunConfigurationBeforeRunProvider.java
index 5e0b73644c34..3645ce6c2fb7 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunConfigurationBeforeRunProvider.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunConfigurationBeforeRunProvider.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ extends BeforeRunTaskProvider<RunConfigurationBeforeRunProvider.RunConfigurableB
                              RunConfigurableBeforeRunTask task) {
     RunnerAndConfigurationSettings settings = task.getSettings();
     if (settings == null) {
-      return false;
+      return true; // ignore missing configurations: IDEA-155476 Run/debug silently fails when 'Run another configuration' step is broken
     }
     return doExecuteTask(env, settings);
   }