diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/utils/StackFrameItem.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/utils/StackFrameItem.java
index d6549d41d50d..afa3e0cfbadc 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/utils/StackFrameItem.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/utils/StackFrameItem.java
@@ -145,12 +145,8 @@ public class StackFrameItem {
   private static VariableItem createVariable(Value value, String name, VariableItem.VarType varType) {
     String type = null;
     String valueText = "null";
-    if (value instanceof StringReference) {
-      valueText = ((StringReference)value).value();
-      type = value.type().name() + "@" + ((ObjectReference)value).uniqueID();
-    }
-    else if (value instanceof ObjectReference) {
-      valueText = "";
+    if (value instanceof ObjectReference) {
+      valueText = value instanceof StringReference ? ((StringReference)value).value() : "";
       type = value.type().name() + "@" + ((ObjectReference)value).uniqueID();
     }
     else if (value != null) {