diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java
index dd59395ae811..ea8f68a71883 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ import static org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.utils.ParenthesesUtils.
 import static org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.utils.ParenthesesUtils.parenthesize;
 
 public class PsiImplUtil {
-  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.PsiImplUtil");
+  public static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.PsiImplUtil");
   private static final String MAIN_METHOD = "main";
   public static final Key<SoftReference<PsiCodeBlock>> PSI_CODE_BLOCK = Key.create("Psi_code_block");
   public static final Key<SoftReference<PsiTypeElement>> PSI_TYPE_ELEMENT = Key.create("psi.type.element");
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/GrMethodCallImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/GrMethodCallImpl.java
index de3f51f23d46..5249d7836980 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/GrMethodCallImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/GrMethodCallImpl.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.statements.expressions.path.Gr
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.resolve.api.GroovyMethodCallReference;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.resolve.impl.GrImplicitCallReference;
 
+import static org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.PsiImplUtil.LOG;
+
 /**
  * @author Maxim.Medvedev
  */
@@ -72,7 +74,14 @@ public abstract class GrMethodCallImpl extends GrCallExpressionImpl implements G
     if (implicitCallReference != null) {
       return implicitCallReference.multiResolve(incompleteCode);
     }
-    return ((GrReferenceExpression)getInvokedExpression()).multiResolve(incompleteCode);
+    final GrExpression invokedExpression = getInvokedExpression();
+    if (invokedExpression instanceof GrReferenceExpression) {
+      return ((GrReferenceExpression)invokedExpression).multiResolve(incompleteCode);
+    }
+    else {
+      LOG.error("Invoked expression is not a reference expression and there is no implicit call reference: '" + getText() + "'");
+      return GroovyResolveResult.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    }
   }
 
   @Override