diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/tree/nodes/XValueContainerNode.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/tree/nodes/XValueContainerNode.java
index a60b13076a84..fa504c4f04fc 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/tree/nodes/XValueContainerNode.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/tree/nodes/XValueContainerNode.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public abstract class XValueContainerNode<ValueContainer extends XValueContainer
   @Override
   public void setErrorMessage(@NotNull final String errorMessage, @Nullable final XDebuggerTreeNodeHyperlink link) {
     setMessage(errorMessage, XDebuggerUIConstants.ERROR_MESSAGE_ICON, XDebuggerUIConstants.ERROR_MESSAGE_ATTRIBUTES, link);
+    invokeNodeUpdate(() -> setMessageNodes(Collections.emptyList(), true)); // clear temporary nodes
   }
 
   @Override