diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/DaemonListeners.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/DaemonListeners.java
index 53791bb8dec8..92a23259e39b 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/DaemonListeners.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/DaemonListeners.java
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ class DaemonListeners implements Disposable {
       @Override
       public void caretPositionChanged(CaretEvent e) {
         Editor editor = e.getEditor();
-        if (!editor.getComponent().isShowing() || !worthBothering(editor.getDocument(), editor.getProject())) {
+        if ((!editor.getComponent().isShowing() && !ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode()) ||
+            !worthBothering(editor.getDocument(), editor.getProject())) {
           return; //no need to stop daemon if something happened in the console
         }