diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/PDEX.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/PDEX.java
index c3533e66e..97c1c946b 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/PDEX.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/PDEX.java
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ public class PDEX {
 
       // Find binding
       IBinding binding = ASTUtils.resolveBinding(name);
-
-      this.binding = binding;
       if (binding == null) {
         editor.statusMessage("Cannot find usages, try to fix errors in your code first",
                              EditorStatus.ERROR);
@@ -288,6 +286,8 @@ public class PDEX {
     // Thread: worker
     void findUsageAndUpdateTree(PreprocessedSketch ps, IBinding binding) {
 
+      this.binding = binding;
+
       // Get label
       String bindingType = "";
       switch (binding.getKind()) {