diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenArchetypesPanel.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenArchetypesPanel.java
index 5aa5e8e2b956..cd00ccbb3414 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenArchetypesPanel.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenArchetypesPanel.java
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ public class MavenArchetypesPanel implements Disposable {
     });
   }
 
+  public boolean isSkipUpdateUI() {
+    return skipUpdateUI;
+  }
+
   private void archetypeMayBeChanged() {
     MavenArchetype selectedArchetype = getSelectedArchetype();
     if (((myBuilder.getArchetype() == null) != (selectedArchetype == null))) {
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleWizardStep.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleWizardStep.java
index cc33fae4c6a2..44f1e02c2b84 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleWizardStep.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleWizardStep.java
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ public class MavenModuleWizardStep extends ModuleWizardStep {
 
   @Override
   public void updateStep() {
+    if (myArchetypes.isSkipUpdateUI()) return;
 
     if (isMavenizedProject()) {
       MavenProject parent = myBuilder.findPotentialParentProject(myProjectOrNull);