diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
index adc11dcfe97c..2d33e5990052 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ public abstract class CodeInsightFixtureTestCase<T extends ModuleFixtureBuilder>
   
   @Override
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    myModule = null;
     try {
       myFixture.tearDown();
     }
     finally {
       myFixture = null;
-      myModule = null;
 
       super.tearDown();
     }