diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/rmi/RemoteObject.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/rmi/RemoteObject.java
index 76f34961a86a..7ddb088747e6 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/rmi/RemoteObject.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/rmi/RemoteObject.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class RemoteObject implements Remote, Unreferenced {
     }
 
     if (foreignException) {
-      Throwable wrapper = new Throwable(ex.toString());
+      final RuntimeException wrapper = new RuntimeException(ex.toString());
       wrapper.setStackTrace(ex.getStackTrace());
       ex = wrapper;
     }