diff --git a/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java b/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java
index 7a0238cbf9e9..3f6535667dd6 100644
--- a/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java
+++ b/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java
@@ -503,13 +503,13 @@ public final class CheckRegExpForm {
         setMatches(regExpFile, collectMatches(matcher));
         return RegExpMatchResult.MATCHES;
       }
-      else if (matcher.hitEnd()) {
-        return RegExpMatchResult.INCOMPLETE;
-      }
       else if (matcher.find()) {
         setMatches(regExpFile, collectMatches(matcher));
         return RegExpMatchResult.FOUND;
       }
+      else if (matcher.hitEnd()) {
+        return RegExpMatchResult.INCOMPLETE;
+      }
       else {
         return RegExpMatchResult.NO_MATCH;
       }