diff --git a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/GeneralIdBasedToSMTRunnerEventsConvertor.java b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/GeneralIdBasedToSMTRunnerEventsConvertor.java
index bd298b34cc22..22ebe09a45b2 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/GeneralIdBasedToSMTRunnerEventsConvertor.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/GeneralIdBasedToSMTRunnerEventsConvertor.java
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public class GeneralIdBasedToSMTRunnerEventsConvertor extends GeneralTestEventsP
       }
     }
     if (runningLeaves.isEmpty()) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No running leaves found, running nodes: " + myRunningNodes);
+      return myTestsRootNode;
     }
     if (runningLeaves.size() == 1) {
       return runningLeaves.iterator().next();