diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
index f6b291297288..61b65ecaa825 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public abstract class UsefulTestCase extends TestCase {
   static {
     Logger.setFactory(TestLoggerFactory.class);
   }
+  protected static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(UsefulTestCase.class);
 
   @NotNull
   private final Disposable myTestRootDisposable = new TestDisposable();