diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/RunContentManagerImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/RunContentManagerImpl.java
index 9f93d4d13e96..4844342399f5 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/RunContentManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/RunContentManagerImpl.java
@@ -155,8 +155,10 @@ public class RunContentManagerImpl implements RunContentManager, Disposable {
     contentManager.addContentManagerListener(new ContentManagerAdapter() {
       @Override
       public void selectionChanged(final ContentManagerEvent event) {
-        Content content = event.getContent();
-        getSyncPublisher().contentSelected(content == null ? null : getRunContentDescriptorByContent(content), executor);
+        if (event.getOperation() == ContentManagerEvent.ContentOperation.add) {
+          Content content = event.getContent();
+          getSyncPublisher().contentSelected(content == null ? null : getRunContentDescriptorByContent(content), executor);
+        }
       }
     });
     myToolwindowIdToContentManagerMap.put(toolWindowId, contentManager);