diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/completion/XPathCompletionContributor.java b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/completion/XPathCompletionContributor.java
index 2c86bf02eebd..28506224370e 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/completion/XPathCompletionContributor.java
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/completion/XPathCompletionContributor.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class XPathCompletionContributor extends CompletionContributor {
 
     if (element.getParent() instanceof XPathVariableReference) {
       final String text = element.getText();
-      prefix = "$" + text.substring(0, text.indexOf(CompletionLists.INTELLIJ_IDEA_RULEZ));
+      prefix = "$" + prefix;
     }
 
     if (element.getParent() instanceof XPathNodeTest) {