diff --git a/plugins/junit/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/TestDirectory.java b/plugins/junit/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/TestDirectory.java
index 0474cc84544a..95add13a6f77 100644
--- a/plugins/junit/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/TestDirectory.java
+++ b/plugins/junit/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/TestDirectory.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class TestDirectory extends TestPackage {
     final VirtualFile file = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(getConfiguration().getPersistentData().getDirName()));
     if (file == null) return null;
     Module dirModule = ModuleUtilCore.findModuleForFile(file, getConfiguration().getProject());
+    if (dirModule == null) return null;
     return TestClassCollector.getRootPath(dirModule, true);
   }