diff --git a/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfigurationType.java b/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfigurationType.java
index 0045004bcf12..79929d2e3f2c 100644
--- a/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfigurationType.java
+++ b/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfigurationType.java
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
  */
 package com.jetbrains.rest.run;
 
-import com.intellij.execution.configurations.*;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationFactory;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationType;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationTypeUtil;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.RunConfiguration;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.jetbrains.python.run.PythonConfigurationFactoryBase;
 import com.jetbrains.rest.RestBundle;
 import com.jetbrains.rest.RestFileType;
 import com.jetbrains.rest.run.docutils.DocutilsRunConfiguration;
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ public class RestRunConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     return new ConfigurationFactory[] {DOCUTILS_FACTORY, SPHINX_FACTORY};
   }
 
-  private static abstract class RestConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static abstract class RestConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     private final String myName;
 
     public RestConfigurationFactory(@NotNull final ConfigurationType type, @NotNull String name) {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationFactoryBase.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationFactoryBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d0a0823e023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationFactoryBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.jetbrains.python.run;
+
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationFactory;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.util.PlatformUtils;
+import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.PythonSdkType;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author nik
+ */
+public abstract class PythonConfigurationFactoryBase extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  protected PythonConfigurationFactoryBase(@NotNull ConfigurationType type) {
+    super(type);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isApplicable(@NotNull Project project) {
+    return PlatformUtils.isPyCharm() || PythonSdkType.hasValidSdk();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationType.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationType.java
index 5f4cd959e049..6d2e26a9274c 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationType.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonConfigurationType.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class PythonConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     return null;
   }
 
-  private static class PythonConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static class PythonConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     protected PythonConfigurationFactory(ConfigurationType configurationType) {
       super(configurationType);
     }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java
index 0e64b29b374d..65d808210ec6 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java
@@ -190,6 +190,15 @@ public class PythonSdkType extends SdkType {
     return s;
   }
 
+  public static boolean hasValidSdk() {
+    for (Sdk sdk : ProjectJdkTable.getInstance().getAllJdks()) {
+      if (sdk.getSdkType() instanceof PythonSdkType) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public boolean isValidSdkHome(@Nullable final String path) {
     return PythonSdkFlavor.getFlavor(path) != null;
   }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/testing/PythonTestConfigurationType.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/testing/PythonTestConfigurationType.java
index 9d9a39677460..059509a42236 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/testing/PythonTestConfigurationType.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/testing/PythonTestConfigurationType.java
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@
  */
 package com.jetbrains.python.testing;
 
-import com.intellij.execution.configurations.*;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationFactory;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationType;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationTypeUtil;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.RunConfiguration;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle;
+import com.jetbrains.python.run.PythonConfigurationFactoryBase;
 import com.jetbrains.python.testing.attest.PythonAtTestRunConfiguration;
 import com.jetbrains.python.testing.doctest.PythonDocTestRunConfiguration;
 import com.jetbrains.python.testing.nosetest.PythonNoseTestRunConfiguration;
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ public class PythonTestConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     return ConfigurationTypeUtil.findConfigurationType(PythonTestConfigurationType.class);
   }
 
-  private static class PythonUnitTestConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static class PythonUnitTestConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     protected PythonUnitTestConfigurationFactory(ConfigurationType configurationType) {
       super(configurationType);
     }
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ public class PythonTestConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     }
   }
 
-  private static class PythonDocTestConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static class PythonDocTestConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     protected PythonDocTestConfigurationFactory(ConfigurationType configurationType) {
       super(configurationType);
     }
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ public class PythonTestConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     }
   }
 
-  private static class PythonPyTestConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static class PythonPyTestConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     protected PythonPyTestConfigurationFactory(ConfigurationType configurationType) {
       super(configurationType);
     }
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ public class PythonTestConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     }
   }
 
-  private static class PythonNoseTestConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static class PythonNoseTestConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     protected PythonNoseTestConfigurationFactory(ConfigurationType configurationType) {
       super(configurationType);
     }
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ public class PythonTestConfigurationType implements ConfigurationType {
     }
   }
 
-  private static class PythonAtTestConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
+  private static class PythonAtTestConfigurationFactory extends PythonConfigurationFactoryBase {
     protected PythonAtTestConfigurationFactory(ConfigurationType configurationType) {
       super(configurationType);
     }