diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java
index 35c444077a4b..96e4b64aecf6 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ public class StackFrameProxyImpl extends JdiProxy implements StackFrameProxy {
         LOG.info("Exception while getting this object", e);
       }
     }
+    catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+        LOG.info("Exception while getting this object", e);
+    }
     return myThisReference;
   }