diff --git a/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugProcess.java b/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugProcess.java
index 5a088b73fff0..606e10bcfc5f 100644
--- a/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugProcess.java
+++ b/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugProcess.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class PyEduDebugProcess extends PyDebugProcess {
       @Override
       public Content registerConsoleContent(@NotNull RunnerLayoutUi ui, @NotNull ExecutionConsole console) {
         final PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView view = ((PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView)console);
+        view.initialized();
         view.enableConsole(false);
 
         Content eduConsole =
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView.java
index 4a64d5f8e671..6ff78911c57a 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView.java
@@ -97,4 +97,8 @@ public class PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView extends DuplexConsoleView<ConsoleVie
       IdeFocusManager.findInstance().requestFocus(console.getConsoleEditor().getContentComponent(), true);
     }
   }
+
+  public void initialized() {
+    myDebugConsoleInitialized = true;
+  }
 }