diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/VariableInplaceRenameHandler.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/VariableInplaceRenameHandler.java
index 17df45a96195..ecd3e3b92973 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/VariableInplaceRenameHandler.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/VariableInplaceRenameHandler.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class VariableInplaceRenameHandler implements RenameHandler {
     try {
       ourPreventInlineRenameFlag.set(initialName == null ? "" : initialName);
       RenameHandler handler = RenameHandlerRegistry.getInstance().getRenameHandler(dataContext);
-      assert handler != null : elementToRename;
+      assert handler != null : elementToRename.getClass().getName() + ":" + elementToRename;
       handler.invoke(
         elementToRename.getProject(),
         editor,