diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/CompilingEvaluatorImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/CompilingEvaluatorImpl.java
index 1a781a0c85d6..1689cb54f804 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/CompilingEvaluatorImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/CompilingEvaluatorImpl.java
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ public class CompilingEvaluatorImpl extends CompilingEvaluator {
         throw new EvaluateException(res.toString());
       }
     }
+    catch (EvaluateException e) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     catch (Exception e) {
       throw new EvaluateException(e.getMessage());
     }