diff --git a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/AbstractProjectSettingsStep.java b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/AbstractProjectSettingsStep.java
index 6514741fda45..5c440f5fad0d 100644
--- a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/AbstractProjectSettingsStep.java
+++ b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/AbstractProjectSettingsStep.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python.newProject.actions;
 
+import com.intellij.execution.ExecutionException;
 import com.intellij.facet.ui.ValidationResult;
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
 import com.intellij.ide.impl.ProjectUtil;
@@ -322,7 +323,13 @@ abstract public class AbstractProjectSettingsStep extends AbstractActionWithPane
         String warningText = frameworkName + " will be installed on selected interpreter";
         myInstallFramework = true;
         final PyPackageManager packageManager = PyPackageManager.getInstance(sdk);
-        if (!packageManager.hasManagement(PySdkUtil.isRemote(sdk))) {
+        boolean hasManagement = false;
+        try {
+          hasManagement = packageManager.hasManagement(PySdkUtil.isRemote(sdk));
+        }
+        catch (ExecutionException ignored) {
+        }
+        if (!hasManagement) {
           warningText = "Python packaging tools and " + warningText;
         }
         setWarningText(warningText);
diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java
index 770fb7037c56..add5b199016d 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManager.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class PyPackageManager {
   }
 
   public abstract void installManagement() throws ExecutionException;
-  public abstract boolean hasManagement(boolean cachedOnly);
+  public abstract boolean hasManagement(boolean cachedOnly) throws ExecutionException;
   public abstract void install(@NotNull String requirementString) throws ExecutionException;
   public abstract void install(@NotNull List<PyRequirement> requirements, @NotNull List<String> extraArgs) throws ExecutionException;
   public abstract void uninstall(@NotNull List<PyPackage> packages) throws ExecutionException;
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyPackageRequirementsInspection.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyPackageRequirementsInspection.java
index cc89d0b49444..300b91bf73c1 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyPackageRequirementsInspection.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyPackageRequirementsInspection.java
@@ -304,7 +304,13 @@ public class PyPackageRequirementsInspection extends PyInspection {
     public void applyFix(@NotNull final Project project, @NotNull ProblemDescriptor descriptor) {
       boolean installManagement = false;
       final PyPackageManager manager = PyPackageManager.getInstance(mySdk);
-      if (!manager.hasManagement(false)) {
+      boolean hasManagement = false;
+      try {
+        hasManagement = manager.hasManagement(false);
+      }
+      catch (ExecutionException ignored) {
+      }
+      if (!hasManagement) {
         final int result = Messages.showYesNoDialog(project,
                                                     "Python packaging tools are required for installing packages. Do you want to " +
                                                     "install 'pip' and 'setuptools' for your interpreter?",
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java
index 21afa145fa46..2b78c69aee69 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyPackageManagerImpl.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class PyPackageManagerImpl extends PyPackageManager {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean hasManagement(boolean cachedOnly) {
+  public boolean hasManagement(boolean cachedOnly) throws ExecutionException {
     return (hasPackage(SETUPTOOLS, cachedOnly) || hasPackage(DISTRIBUTE, cachedOnly)) &&
            hasPackage(PIP, cachedOnly);
   }
@@ -160,13 +160,8 @@ public class PyPackageManagerImpl extends PyPackageManager {
     return dirName;
   }
 
-  private boolean hasPackage(@NotNull String name, boolean cachedOnly) {
-    try {
-      return findPackage(name, cachedOnly) != null;
-    }
-    catch (ExecutionException ignored) {
-      return false;
-    }
+  private boolean hasPackage(@NotNull String name, boolean cachedOnly) throws ExecutionException {
+    return findPackage(name, cachedOnly) != null;
   }
 
   PyPackageManagerImpl(@NotNull Sdk sdk) {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/ui/PyInstalledPackagesPanel.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/ui/PyInstalledPackagesPanel.java
index 1d0ca880100e..1e4b05ecef2b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/ui/PyInstalledPackagesPanel.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/ui/PyInstalledPackagesPanel.java
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ public class PyInstalledPackagesPanel extends InstalledPackagesPanel {
         catch (PyExecutionException e) {
           exception = e;
         }
+        catch (ExecutionException e) {
+          return;
+        }
         final PyExecutionException problem = exception;
         application.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
           @Override