diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/transactions/IgniteTxManager.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/transactions/IgniteTxManager.java
index cd2704daf9007..6beb1f02fe585 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/transactions/IgniteTxManager.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/transactions/IgniteTxManager.java
@@ -957,9 +957,9 @@ public void addAlternateVersion(GridCacheVersion ver, IgniteInternalTx tx) {
      * @return Local transaction.
      */
     @Nullable public IgniteTxLocalAdapter localTx() {
-        IgniteTxLocalAdapter tx = tx();
+        IgniteInternalTx tx = tx();
 
-        return tx != null && tx.local() ? tx : null;
+        return tx instanceof IgniteTxLocalAdapter && tx.local() ? (IgniteTxLocalAdapter)tx : null;
     }
 
     /**