diff --git a/testSource/com/intellij/projectView/BaseProjectViewTestCase.java b/testSource/com/intellij/projectView/BaseProjectViewTestCase.java
index a8d597f2184b..b01cf185a15f 100644
--- a/testSource/com/intellij/projectView/BaseProjectViewTestCase.java
+++ b/testSource/com/intellij/projectView/BaseProjectViewTestCase.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProjectViewTestCase extends TestSourceBasedTestCase {
   }
 
   protected boolean isExpanded(PsiElement element, AbstractProjectViewPSIPane pane) {
-    DefaultMutableTreeNode nodeForElement = getNodeForElement(element, createPane());
+    DefaultMutableTreeNode nodeForElement = getNodeForElement(element, pane);
     if (nodeForElement == null) return false;
     return isExpanded(nodeForElement, pane);
   }