diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/ThreadReferenceProxyImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/ThreadReferenceProxyImpl.java
index b14175cf7acc..c5a2b8014ce3 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/ThreadReferenceProxyImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/ThreadReferenceProxyImpl.java
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ public final class ThreadReferenceProxyImpl extends ObjectReferenceProxyImpl imp
           myFrameCount = 0;
         }
       }
+      catch (InternalException e) {
+        LOG.info(e);
+        myFrameCount = 0;
+      }
     }
     return myFrameCount;
   }