diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/DeprecatedVirtualFileSystem.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/DeprecatedVirtualFileSystem.java
index 2d88f09cd829..680facb3290c 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/DeprecatedVirtualFileSystem.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/DeprecatedVirtualFileSystem.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.vfs;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.impl.BulkVirtualFileListenerAdapter;
 import com.intellij.util.EventDispatcher;
@@ -29,7 +30,12 @@ public abstract class DeprecatedVirtualFileSystem extends VirtualFileSystem {
   private final EventDispatcher<VirtualFileListener> myEventDispatcher = EventDispatcher.create(VirtualFileListener.class);
 
   protected void startEventPropagation() {
-    ApplicationManager.getApplication().getMessageBus().connect().subscribe(
+    Application application = ApplicationManager.getApplication();
+    if (application == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    application.getMessageBus().connect().subscribe(
       VirtualFileManager.VFS_CHANGES, new BulkVirtualFileListenerAdapter(myEventDispatcher.getMulticaster(), this));
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/FileContentQueue.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/FileContentQueue.java
index ce1c601fe102..7c2fc2b3193e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/FileContentQueue.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/FileContentQueue.java
@@ -206,12 +206,11 @@ public class FileContentQueue {
         result = myLoadedContentsQueue.poll();
         if (result == null) {
           VirtualFile virtualFileToLoad = myFilesToLoadQueue.poll();
-          while (virtualFileToLoad != null) {
+          if (virtualFileToLoad != null) {
+            FileContent content = new FileContent(virtualFileToLoad);
             if (isValidFile(virtualFileToLoad)) {
-              FileContent content = new FileContent(virtualFileToLoad);
               try {
                 content.getBytes();
-                return content;
               } catch (Throwable t) {
                 if (t instanceof IOException || t instanceof InvalidVirtualFileAccessException) {
                   LOG.info(t);
@@ -219,8 +218,10 @@ public class FileContentQueue {
                   LOG.error(t);
                 }
               }
+            } else {
+              content.setEmptyContent();
             }
-            virtualFileToLoad = myFilesToLoadQueue.poll();
+            return content;
           }
 
           // take last content which is loaded by another thread