diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/remote/VagrantBasedCredentialsHolder.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/remote/VagrantBasedCredentialsHolder.java
index fd05645a94d0..1eabdc20b34c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/remote/VagrantBasedCredentialsHolder.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/remote/VagrantBasedCredentialsHolder.java
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ public class VagrantBasedCredentialsHolder {
   private static final String VAGRANT_FOLDER = "VAGRANT_FOLDER";
   private static final String MACHINE_NAME = "MACHINE_NAME";
 
+  @NotNull
   private String myVagrantFolder;
   private String myMachineName;
 
   public VagrantBasedCredentialsHolder() {
+    myVagrantFolder = "";
   }
 
   @Deprecated