diff --git a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/engine/BaseSpellChecker.java b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/engine/BaseSpellChecker.java
index 70119cf69428..7f3e6e116b29 100644
--- a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/engine/BaseSpellChecker.java
+++ b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/engine/BaseSpellChecker.java
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ public class BaseSpellChecker implements SpellCheckerEngine {
                     UIUtil.invokeLaterIfNeeded(new Runnable() {
                       @Override
                       public void run() {
-                        DaemonCodeAnalyzer.getInstance(project).restart();
+                        final DaemonCodeAnalyzer instance = DaemonCodeAnalyzer.getInstance(project);
+                        if (instance != null) instance.restart();
                       }
                     });
                   }