diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/ContextUtil.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/ContextUtil.java
index 64bb76fbcbf6..161fb5846467 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/ContextUtil.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/ContextUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.debugger.jdi.LocalVariableProxyImpl;
 import com.intellij.debugger.jdi.StackFrameProxyImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.IndexNotReadyException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@ public class ContextUtil {
       // process already closed
       return null;
     }
-    return positionManager.getSourcePosition(location);
+    try {
+      return positionManager.getSourcePosition(location);
+    } catch (IndexNotReadyException e) {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 
   @Nullable