diff --git a/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java b/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java
index 1f251b47dca5..32b910b3b092 100644
--- a/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java
+++ b/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java
@@ -566,11 +566,8 @@ public final class JavaStructuralSearchProfile extends StructuralSearchProfile {
     final boolean searchIsExpression = targetNode != null
                                        ? getPresentableElement(targetNode) instanceof PsiExpression
                                        : isExpressionTemplate(compiledPattern.getVariableNodes(Configuration.CONTEXT_VAR_NAME));
-    if (searchIsExpression != replaceIsExpression) {
-      throw new UnsupportedPatternException(
-        searchIsExpression ? SSRBundle.message("replacement.template.is.not.expression.error.message") :
-        SSRBundle.message("search.template.is.not.expression.error.message")
-      );
+    if (searchIsExpression && !replaceIsExpression) {
+      throw new UnsupportedPatternException(SSRBundle.message("replacement.template.is.not.expression.error.message"));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/resources/messages/SSRBundle.properties b/platform/structuralsearch/resources/messages/SSRBundle.properties
index 270a1aef8475..68bf32f82b57 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/resources/messages/SSRBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/resources/messages/SSRBundle.properties
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ script.tooltip.message=script
 reference.target.tooltip.message=reference{0,choice,0#=|1#\u2260}{1}
 replacement.variable.is.not.defined.message=Unknown search variable ''{0}'' or replacement variable ''{0}'' has no script
 replacement.variable.is.not.valid=Replacement variable ''{0}'' has script code problem: {1}
-replacement.template.is.not.expression.error.message=An expression can not be replaced with a non-expression
+replacement.template.is.not.expression.error.message=An expression cannot be replaced with a non-expression
 replacement.not.supported.for.filetype=Replacement is not supported for {0} file type
-search.template.is.not.expression.error.message=A non-expression can not be replaced with an expression
+search.template.is.not.expression.error.message=A non-expression cannot be replaced with an expression
 
 modify.editor.content.command.name=Modify Editor Content
 option.is.not.recognized.error.message=Constraint ''{0}'' not recognized
diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/testSource/com/intellij/structuralsearch/StructuralReplaceTest.java b/platform/structuralsearch/testSource/com/intellij/structuralsearch/StructuralReplaceTest.java
index a6514053c0df..a0c3192e5c68 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/testSource/com/intellij/structuralsearch/StructuralReplaceTest.java
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/testSource/com/intellij/structuralsearch/StructuralReplaceTest.java
@@ -1730,13 +1730,6 @@ public class StructuralReplaceTest extends StructuralReplaceTestCase {
     String s5 = "a=a;";
     String s6 = "a=a";
 
-    try {
-      replace(s4, s5, s6);
-      fail("Undefined no ; in replace");
-    }
-    catch (UnsupportedPatternException ignored) {
-    }
-
     try {
       replace(s4, s6, s5);
       fail("Undefined no ; in search");
@@ -2465,6 +2458,14 @@ public class StructuralReplaceTest extends StructuralReplaceTestCase {
     assertEquals("Should replace unmatched annotation parameters when matching just annotation",
                  expected1d, replace(in1, "@SuppressWarnings", "@ SuppressWarnings"));
 
+    String what1 = "@SuppressWarnings(\"'value\")";
+    String by = "$lower_case$";
+    final ReplacementVariableDefinition variable = options.addNewVariableDefinition("lower_case");
+    variable.setScriptCodeConstraint("value.getText().toLowerCase()");
+    final String expected1e = "@SuppressWarnings(\"all\")\n" +
+                              "public class A {}";
+    assertEquals(expected1e, replace(in1, what1, by));
+
 
     final String in2 = """
       class X {