diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/TryWithIdenticalCatchesInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/TryWithIdenticalCatchesInspection.java
index a904e414b16a..84dfad84c6b9 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/TryWithIdenticalCatchesInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/TryWithIdenticalCatchesInspection.java
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public class TryWithIdenticalCatchesInspection extends BaseInspection {
       if (catchSections.length < 2) {
         return;
       }
+      final PsiParameter[] parameters = statement.getCatchBlockParameters();
+      if (catchSections.length != parameters.length) {
+        return;
+      }
       final boolean[] duplicates = new boolean[catchSections.length];
       for (int i = 0; i < catchSections.length - 1; i++) {
         final PsiCatchSection catchSection = catchSections[i];
@@ -99,7 +103,6 @@ public class TryWithIdenticalCatchesInspection extends BaseInspection {
                                                                  false);
         final DuplicatesFinder finder = new DuplicatesFinder(new PsiElement[]{catchBlock},
                                                              inputVariables, null, Collections.<PsiVariable>emptyList());
-        final PsiParameter[] parameters = statement.getCatchBlockParameters();
         for (int j = i + 1; j < catchSections.length; j++) {
           if (duplicates[j]) {
             continue;
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.after.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.after.java
index 83163330ca7e..032fa0002dea 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.after.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.after.java
@@ -105,4 +105,16 @@ class TryIdenticalCatches {
     } catch (E1 e) {
     }
   }
+
+  void q() {
+    try {
+      Class.forName("bla").newInstance();
+    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    } catch (InstantiationException ) {
+      e.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    }
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.java
index 683d22eef5ba..5d33c50de89e 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/errorhandling/try_identical_catches/TryIdenticalCatches.java
@@ -108,4 +108,16 @@ class TryIdenticalCatches {
     } <warning descr="catch branch identical to 'E2' branch">catch (E1 e)</warning> {
     }
   }
+
+  void q() {
+    try {
+      Class.forName("bla").newInstance();
+    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    } catch (<error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'InstantiationException'">InstantiationException</error><error descr="Identifier expected"> </error>) {
+      <error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'e'">e</error>.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    }
+  }
 }
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