diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java
index 08920390286f..e11132f6bfd1 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ public class CompileDriver {
     if (validateCompilerConfiguration(scope, false)) {
       startup(scope, false, false, callback, null, true, false);
     }
+    else {
+      callback.finished(true, 0, 0, DummyCompileContext.getInstance());
+    }
   }
 
   public boolean isUpToDate(CompileScope scope) {
@@ -247,6 +250,9 @@ public class CompileDriver {
     if (validateCompilerConfiguration(scope, false)) {
       startup(scope, false, true, callback, null, true, trackDependencies);
     }
+    else {
+      callback.finished(true, 0, 0, DummyCompileContext.getInstance());
+    }
   }
 
   private static class CompileStatus {
@@ -327,6 +333,9 @@ public class CompileDriver {
     if (validateCompilerConfiguration(compileScope, true)) {
       startup(compileScope, true, false, callback, message, checkCachesVersion, false);
     }
+    else {
+      callback.finished(true, 0, 0, DummyCompileContext.getInstance());
+    }
   }
 
   private CompileScope addAdditionalRoots(CompileScope originalScope, final CompilerFilter filter) {