diff --git a/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/ComparisonFailureData.java b/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/ComparisonFailureData.java
index 84c3b35195e9..f01801cea153 100644
--- a/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/ComparisonFailureData.java
+++ b/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/ComparisonFailureData.java
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ public class ComparisonFailureData {
 
   private static ComparisonFailureData createJunitComparisonFailure(Throwable assertion) {
     try {
-      String expected = get(assertion, EXPECTED, "fExpected");
-      String actual = get(assertion, ACTUAL, "fActual");
+      String expected = getExpected(assertion);
+      String actual = getActual(assertion);
       return new ComparisonFailureData(expected, actual);
     }
     catch (IllegalAccessException | NoSuchFieldException e) {
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ public class ComparisonFailureData {
     }
   }
 
+  public static String getActual(Throwable assertion) throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchFieldException {
+    return get(assertion, ACTUAL, "fActual");
+  }
+
+  public static String getExpected(Throwable assertion) throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchFieldException {
+    return get(assertion, EXPECTED, "fExpected");
+  }
+
   private static String get(final Throwable assertion, final Map<Class<?>, Field> staticMap, final String fieldName) throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchFieldException {
     Class<? extends Throwable> assertionClass = assertion.getClass();
     for (Class<?> comparisonClass : staticMap.keySet()) {