diff --git a/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/util/RunConfigurationHelper.kt b/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/util/RunConfigurationHelper.kt
index 3a05e6f4c1..d3a5447a69 100644
--- a/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/util/RunConfigurationHelper.kt
+++ b/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/util/RunConfigurationHelper.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class RunConfigurationHelper {
     companion object {
         private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger {}
 
-        private fun RunConfiguration.isPatternBased() = this is JavaTestConfigurationBase && testType == "pattern"
+        private fun RunConfiguration.isPatternBased() = this is JavaTestConfigurationBase && "pattern".contentEquals(testType, true)
 
         // In case we do "generate and run" for many files at once,
         // desired run configuration has to be one of "pattern" typed test configuration that may run many tests at once.