diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java
index 08fa31a82cd1..d326dd98cc3b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ public abstract class PythonRemoteInterpreterManager {
   public abstract ProcessHandler startRemoteProcess(@Nullable Project project,
                                                     @NotNull PyRemoteSdkCredentials data,
                                                     @NotNull GeneralCommandLine commandLine,
-                                                    @Nullable
+                                                    @NotNull
                                                     PathMappingSettings mappingSettings)
     throws RemoteSdkException;
 
   public abstract ProcessHandler startRemoteProcessWithPid(@Nullable Project project,
                                                            @NotNull PyRemoteSdkCredentials data,
                                                            @NotNull GeneralCommandLine commandLine,
-                                                           @Nullable
+                                                           @NotNull
                                                            PathMappingSettings mappingSettings)
     throws RemoteSdkException;