diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/Executor.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/Executor.java
index 78bf8ce4b454..0da71ca28100 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/Executor.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/Executor.java
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ public abstract class Executor {
   public abstract String getHelpId();
 
   public String getStartActionText(String configurationName) {
-    return getStartActionText() + " '" + StringUtil.first(configurationName, 30, true) + "'";
+    return getStartActionText() + (StringUtil.isEmpty(configurationName) ? "" : " '" + StringUtil.first(configurationName, 30, true) + "'");
   }
 }