diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java
index 49a1c238da79..e165982d4ecf 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ public class VcsLogManager implements Disposable {
 
   @NotNull private final Project myProject;
   @NotNull private final VcsLogTabsProperties myUiProperties;
-
-  @Nullable private Runnable myRecreateMainLogHandler;
+  @Nullable private final Runnable myRecreateMainLogHandler;
 
   private volatile VcsLogUiImpl myUi;
   @NotNull private final VcsLogDataManager myDataManager;
@@ -64,8 +63,16 @@ public class VcsLogManager implements Disposable {
   @NotNull private final PostponableLogRefresher myPostponableRefresher;
 
   public VcsLogManager(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull VcsLogTabsProperties uiProperties, @NotNull Collection<VcsRoot> roots) {
+    this(project, uiProperties, roots, null);
+  }
+
+  public VcsLogManager(@NotNull Project project,
+                       @NotNull VcsLogTabsProperties uiProperties,
+                       @NotNull Collection<VcsRoot> roots,
+                       @Nullable Runnable recreateHandler) {
     myProject = project;
     myUiProperties = uiProperties;
+    myRecreateMainLogHandler = recreateHandler;
 
     Map<VirtualFile, VcsLogProvider> logProviders = findLogProviders(roots, myProject);
     myDataManager = new VcsLogDataManager(myProject, logProviders, new MyFatalErrorsConsumer());
@@ -151,10 +158,6 @@ public class VcsLogManager implements Disposable {
     return logProviders;
   }
 
-  public void setRecreateMainLogHandler(@Nullable Runnable recreateMainLogHandler) {
-    myRecreateMainLogHandler = recreateMainLogHandler;
-  }
-
   /**
    * The instance of the {@link VcsLogUiImpl} or null if the log was not initialized yet.
    */
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectManager.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectManager.java
index 18a95b543ce8..c4c159556663 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectManager.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectManager.java
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ public class VcsLogProjectManager {
 
   public boolean initData() {
     if (myLogManager != null) return true;
-    myLogManager = new VcsLogManager(myProject, myUiProperties, getVcsRoots());
-    myLogManager.setRecreateMainLogHandler(myRecreateMainLogHandler);
+    myLogManager = new VcsLogManager(myProject, myUiProperties, getVcsRoots(), myRecreateMainLogHandler);
     return false;
   }