diff --git a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/DataProviderSearcher.java b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/DataProviderSearcher.java
index 8a4205638bb8..62dffdb5a63b 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/DataProviderSearcher.java
+++ b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/DataProviderSearcher.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class DataProviderSearcher extends QueryExecutorBase<PsiReference, Method
     final PsiAnnotationMemberValue dataProviderMethodName = annotation.findDeclaredAttributeValue("name");
     if (dataProviderMethodName != null) {
       final String providerName = StringUtil.unquoteString(dataProviderMethodName.getText());
-      queryParameters.getOptimizer().searchWord(providerName, queryParameters.getScope(), UsageSearchContext.IN_STRINGS, true, method);
+      queryParameters.getOptimizer().searchWord(providerName, queryParameters.getEffectiveSearchScope(), UsageSearchContext.IN_STRINGS, true, method);
     }
   }