diff --git a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java
index c1475fd39e3f..9c2087c25404 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java
@@ -126,11 +126,14 @@ public class OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter implements ProcessOutputConsumer
                                            @NotNull ServiceMessageVisitor visitor) throws ParseException {
     ServiceMessage message = ServiceMessageUtil.parse(text.trim(), myValidateServiceMessagesAttributes, true, myTestFrameworkName);
     if (message != null) {
-      message.visit(visitor);
+      processServiceMessage(message, visitor);
     }
     return message != null;
   }
 
+  protected void processServiceMessage(@NotNull ServiceMessage message, @NotNull ServiceMessageVisitor visitor) throws ParseException {
+    message.visit(visitor);
+  }
 
   private void fireOnTestStarted(@NotNull TestStartedEvent testStartedEvent) {
     // local variable is used to prevent concurrent modification