diff --git a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/JavaTestFrameworkRunnableState.java b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/JavaTestFrameworkRunnableState.java
index 00139eadb07a..9fb6e4cf989b 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/JavaTestFrameworkRunnableState.java
+++ b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/JavaTestFrameworkRunnableState.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public abstract class JavaTestFrameworkRunnableState<T extends ModuleBasedConfig
 
   @Nullable
   public ServerSocket getForkSocket() {
-    if (myForkSocket == null && (!Comparing.strEqual(getForkMode(), "none") || forkPerModule())) {
+    if (myForkSocket == null && (!Comparing.strEqual(getForkMode(), "none") || forkPerModule()) && getRunnerSettings() != null) {
       try {
         myForkSocket = new ServerSocket(0, 0, InetAddress.getByName("127.0.0.1"));
       }