diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/AsyncGenericProgramRunner.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/AsyncGenericProgramRunner.java
index 9ea188f8440e..806537a98162 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/AsyncGenericProgramRunner.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/AsyncGenericProgramRunner.java
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
  */
 public abstract class AsyncGenericProgramRunner<Settings extends RunnerSettings> extends BaseProgramRunner<Settings> {
   @Override
-  protected final void startRunProfile(@NotNull final ExecutionEnvironment environment,
-                                       @Nullable final Callback callback,
-                                       @NotNull final Project project,
-                                       @NotNull final RunProfileState state) throws ExecutionException {
+  protected final void execute(@NotNull final ExecutionEnvironment environment,
+                               @Nullable final Callback callback,
+                               @NotNull final Project project,
+                               @NotNull final RunProfileState state) throws ExecutionException {
     prepare(project, environment, state).doWhenProcessed(new Consumer<RunProfileStarter>() {
       @Override
       public void consume(@Nullable final RunProfileStarter result) {
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/BaseProgramRunner.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/BaseProgramRunner.java
index b4a6450416bd..53f0670030ee 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/BaseProgramRunner.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/BaseProgramRunner.java
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ abstract class BaseProgramRunner<Settings extends RunnerSettings> implements Pro
 
     Project project = environment.getProject();
     RunManager.getInstance(project).refreshUsagesList(environment.getRunProfile());
-    startRunProfile(environment, callback, project, state);
+    execute(environment, callback, project, state);
   }
 
-  protected abstract void startRunProfile(@NotNull ExecutionEnvironment environment,
-                                          @Nullable Callback callback,
-                                          @NotNull Project project,
-                                          @NotNull RunProfileState state) throws ExecutionException;
+  protected abstract void execute(@NotNull ExecutionEnvironment environment,
+                                  @Nullable Callback callback,
+                                  @NotNull Project project,
+                                  @NotNull RunProfileState state) throws ExecutionException;
 
   @Nullable
   protected static RunContentDescriptor postProcess(@NotNull ExecutionEnvironment environment, @Nullable RunContentDescriptor descriptor, @Nullable Callback callback) {
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/GenericProgramRunner.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/GenericProgramRunner.java
index ae783ca31a4b..ab33eb532621 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/GenericProgramRunner.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/runners/GenericProgramRunner.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public abstract class GenericProgramRunner<Settings extends RunnerSettings> exte
   public static final String CONTENT_TO_REUSE = CONTENT_TO_REUSE_DATA_KEY.getName();
 
   @Override
-  protected void startRunProfile(@NotNull ExecutionEnvironment environment, @Nullable final Callback callback, @NotNull Project project, @NotNull RunProfileState state)
+  protected void execute(@NotNull ExecutionEnvironment environment, @Nullable final Callback callback, @NotNull Project project, @NotNull RunProfileState state)
     throws ExecutionException {
     ExecutionManager.getInstance(project).startRunProfile(new RunProfileStarter() {
       @Override