diff --git a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/PyCharmNewProjectStep.java b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/PyCharmNewProjectStep.java
index 12708c653a09..6d58c5a60684 100644
--- a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/PyCharmNewProjectStep.java
+++ b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/actions/PyCharmNewProjectStep.java
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ public class PyCharmNewProjectStep extends DefaultActionGroup implements DumbAwa
       if (base == null) return;
       final DirectoryProjectGenerator generator = base.getProjectGenerator();
       final NullableConsumer<ProjectSettingsStepBase> callback = new GenerateProjectCallback();
-      if (generator instanceof PythonProjectGenerator) {
-        final BooleanFunction<PythonProjectGenerator> beforeProjectGenerated = ((PythonProjectGenerator)generator).beforeProjectGenerated();
+      if (generator instanceof PythonProjectGenerator && base instanceof ProjectSpecificSettingsStep) {
+        final BooleanFunction<PythonProjectGenerator> beforeProjectGenerated = ((PythonProjectGenerator)generator).
+          beforeProjectGenerated(((ProjectSpecificSettingsStep)base).getSdk());
         if (beforeProjectGenerated != null) {
           final boolean result = beforeProjectGenerated.fun((PythonProjectGenerator)generator);
           if (result) {
diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PythonProjectGenerator.java b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PythonProjectGenerator.java
index f06176d5f007..a56503df72ac 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PythonProjectGenerator.java
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PythonProjectGenerator.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public abstract class PythonProjectGenerator {
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  public BooleanFunction<PythonProjectGenerator> beforeProjectGenerated() {
+  public BooleanFunction<PythonProjectGenerator> beforeProjectGenerated(@NotNull final Sdk sdk) {
     return null;
   }
 }