diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/AssertWithSideEffectsInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/AssertWithSideEffectsInspection.java
index d377497c2706..619b16a3ddba 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/AssertWithSideEffectsInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/AssertWithSideEffectsInspection.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class AssertWithSideEffectsInspection extends BaseInspection {
 
     @Override
     public void visitAssignmentExpression(PsiAssignmentExpression expression) {
-      sideEffectDescription = expression.getLExpression() + " " + expression.getOperationSign() + " ...";
+      sideEffectDescription = expression.getLExpression().getText() + " " + expression.getOperationSign().getText() + " ...";
       stopWalking();
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/assert_with_side_effects/AssertWithSideEffects.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/assert_with_side_effects/AssertWithSideEffects.java
index 6147cc2da929..94abaee1bb74 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/assert_with_side_effects/AssertWithSideEffects.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/assert_with_side_effects/AssertWithSideEffects.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class AssertWithSideEffects {
 
     void bar(int i) {
         <warning descr="'assert' has side effects: i++">assert</warning> i++ < 10;
+        <warning descr="'assert' has side effects: i += ...">assert</warning> (i+=2) < 10;
     }
 
     void abc() {