diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/TextAttributesDescription.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/TextAttributesDescription.java
index a1c98172d1bc..0eb73e3cdf40 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/TextAttributesDescription.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/TextAttributesDescription.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.EditorColorsScheme;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.TextAttributesKey;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.markup.EffectType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.markup.TextAttributes;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import java.awt.*;
 public abstract class TextAttributesDescription extends ColorAndFontDescription {
   private final TextAttributes myAttributes;
 
-  public TextAttributesDescription(String name,
+  public TextAttributesDescription(@NotNull String name,
                                    String group,
                                    TextAttributes attributes,
                                    TextAttributesKey type,
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/todo/configurable/PatternDialog.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/todo/configurable/PatternDialog.java
index 9f46a7121956..260ab24796f1 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/todo/configurable/PatternDialog.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/todo/configurable/PatternDialog.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class PatternDialog extends DialogWrapper{
 
     TextAttributes attributes = myPattern.getAttributes().getCustomizedTextAttributes();
 
-    myColorAndFontDescription = new TextAttributesDescription(null, null, attributes, null, EditorColorsManager.getInstance().getGlobalScheme(),
+    myColorAndFontDescription = new TextAttributesDescription("null", null, attributes, null, EditorColorsManager.getInstance().getGlobalScheme(),
                                                               null, null) {
       @Override
       public void apply(EditorColorsScheme scheme) {