diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 6fbc90bb117..1fa86a7ef64 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-01-30 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Fix for bug 50981: In the 'getValue' method of CVariable 'getType' should be only called once.
+	* CVariable.java
+
 2004-01-15 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Fix for bug 48682: IThread.getBreakpoints() stubbed out.
 	* CDebugTarget.java
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
index e223f85e5c3..089b85bf432 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
@@ -435,7 +435,16 @@ public abstract class CVariable extends CDebugElement
 			return fDisabledValue;
 		if ( fValue == null )
 		{
-			if ( getType() != null && getType().isArray() )
+			ICType type = null;
+			try
+			{
+				type = getType();
+			}
+			catch( DebugException e )
+			{
+				// ignore and use default type
+			}
+			if ( type != null && type.isArray() )
 			{
 				ICDIVariable var = null;
 				try
@@ -446,7 +455,7 @@ public abstract class CVariable extends CDebugElement
 				{
 					requestFailed( "", e );
 				}
-				int[] dims = getType().getArrayDimensions();
+				int[] dims = type.getArrayDimensions();
 				if ( dims.length > 0 && dims[0] > 0 )
 					fValue = CValueFactory.createArrayValue( this, var, 0, dims[0] - 1 );
 			}