diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java
index 96d4e0c41b4a..ff4eeb01b68a 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public class GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl extends GroovyPsiElementFactory {
   }
 
   public PsiElement createModifierFromText(String name) {
-    final GroovyFileBase file = createGroovyFileChecked(name + "foo() {}");
+    final GroovyFileBase file = createGroovyFileChecked(name + " foo() {}");
     final GrTopLevelDefinition[] definitions = file.getTopLevelDefinitions();
     if (definitions.length != 1) throw new IncorrectOperationException(name);
     return definitions[0].getFirstChild().getFirstChild();