diff --git a/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/JUnit4TestListener.java b/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/JUnit4TestListener.java
index 4e4532161d9c..0405f527be03 100644
--- a/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/JUnit4TestListener.java
+++ b/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/JUnit4TestListener.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class JUnit4TestListener extends RunListener {
 
   @Override
   public void testRunStarted(Description description) {
-    if (myRootName != null && !myRootName.startsWith("[")) {
+    if (myRootName != null && !myRootName.equals("null") && !myRootName.startsWith("[")) {
       JUnitTestTreeNodeManager.TestNodePresentation rootNodePresentation = NODE_NAMES_MANAGER.getRootNodePresentation(myRootName);
 
       myPrintStream.println("##teamcity[rootName name = '" + escapeName(rootNodePresentation.getName()) +