diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspection.java
index 49c63ef433b4..11bef5c40ed4 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@ public class ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspection extends BaseInspection {
         return;
       }
       final PsiExpression argument = arguments[0];
-      if (!(argument instanceof PsiReferenceExpression)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      final PsiReferenceExpression referenceExpression = (PsiReferenceExpression)argument;
-      if (!TypeUtils.expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(referenceExpression, CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_THROWABLE)) {
+      if (!TypeUtils.expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(argument, CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_THROWABLE)) {
         return;
       }
       final PsiMethod method = expression.resolveMethod();
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspectionTest.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspectionTest.java
index d8ae40994bb1..a63132ee4437 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspectionTest.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/maturity/ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspectionTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ public class ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspectionTest extends LightInspectionTe
                  "}\n");
   }
 
+  public void testEvenSimpler() {
+    doStatementTest("System.out.println(/*Throwable argument 'new RuntimeException()' to 'System.out.println()' call*/new RuntimeException()/**/);");
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected InspectionProfileEntry getInspection() {
     return new ThrowablePrintedToSystemOutInspection();