diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/TargetElementUtilBase.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/TargetElementUtilBase.java
index 923408f83834..6c7cfe135fbf 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/TargetElementUtilBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/TargetElementUtilBase.java
@@ -156,12 +156,10 @@ public class TargetElementUtilBase {
     Project project = editor.getProject();
     if (project == null) return null;
 
-    Lookup activeLookup = LookupManager.getInstance(project).getActiveLookup();
-    if (activeLookup != null && (flags & LOOKUP_ITEM_ACCEPTED) != 0) {
-      LookupElement item = activeLookup.getCurrentItem();
-      final PsiElement psi = item == null ? null : CompletionUtil.getTargetElement(item);
-      if (psi != null && psi.isValid()) {
-        return psi;
+    if ((flags & LOOKUP_ITEM_ACCEPTED) != 0) {
+      PsiElement element = getTargetElementFromLookup(project);
+      if (element != null) {
+        return element;
       }
     }
 
@@ -197,6 +195,19 @@ public class TargetElementUtilBase {
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  private static PsiElement getTargetElementFromLookup(Project project) {
+    Lookup activeLookup = LookupManager.getInstance(project).getActiveLookup();
+    if (activeLookup != null) {
+      LookupElement item = activeLookup.getCurrentItem();
+      final PsiElement psi = item == null ? null : CompletionUtil.getTargetElement(item);
+      if (psi != null && psi.isValid()) {
+        return psi;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   protected boolean isAcceptableReferencedElement(final PsiElement element, final PsiElement referenceOrReferencedElement) {
     return referenceOrReferencedElement != null &&
         referenceOrReferencedElement.isValid();