diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateSegments.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateSegments.java
index b7fc0b7deef5..7def1d7b6894 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateSegments.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateSegments.java
@@ -119,13 +119,11 @@ public class TemplateSegments {
   }
 
   public int getSegmentWithTheSameStart(int segmentNumber, int start) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < mySegments.size(); i++) {
-      if (i != segmentNumber) {
-        final RangeMarker segment = mySegments.get(i);
-        final int startOffset2 = segment.getStartOffset();
-        if (start == startOffset2) {
-          return i;
-        }
+    for (int i = segmentNumber + 1; i < mySegments.size(); i++) {
+      final RangeMarker segment = mySegments.get(i);
+      final int startOffset2 = segment.getStartOffset();
+      if (start == startOffset2) {
+        return i;
       }
     }