diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceHandlerBase.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceHandlerBase.java
index d1e6be2d4ec0..8d48166fa683 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceHandlerBase.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceHandlerBase.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public abstract class IntroduceHandlerBase implements RefactoringActionHandler,
       invokeImpl(project, (PsiLocalVariable)element, editor);
     }
     else {
-      LOG.error("elements[0] should be PsiExpression or PsiLocalVariable");
+      LOG.error("elements[0] should be PsiExpression or PsiLocalVariable; was " + element);
     }
   }