diff --git a/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionAutoPopupTestCase.groovy b/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionAutoPopupTestCase.groovy
index e51ef8f08661..bfa262b0ea6b 100644
--- a/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionAutoPopupTestCase.groovy
+++ b/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionAutoPopupTestCase.groovy
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ abstract class CompletionAutoPopupTestCase extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCa
 
   void type(String s) {
     myFixture.type(s)
-    UIUtil.invokeAndWaitIfNeeded(({} as Runnable)) // for the autopopup's alarm
-    UIUtil.invokeAndWaitIfNeeded(({} as Runnable)) // for the restartCompletion's invokeLater
+    UIUtil.invokeAndWaitIfNeeded(({ println "wait1" } as Runnable)) // for the autopopup's alarm
+    UIUtil.invokeAndWaitIfNeeded(({ println "wait2" } as Runnable)) // for the restartCompletion's invokeLater
   }
 
   @Override protected void runTest() {