diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/ChangeLog-parser b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/ChangeLog-parser
index 02471848368..6fa70fc05e9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/ChangeLog-parser
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/ChangeLog-parser
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2004-01-22 Hoda Amer
+	Solved a small problem in the ASTCompleteParseASTFactory sent to me by Dave.
+	
 2004-01-20 John Camelon
 	Added traceLog() call into Scanner.handleProblem() and updated ParserFactory.createPreprocessor() for extra error handling.  
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
index 0981312d342..f775e982f64 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
 					if(containingScope != null){
 						return (IContainerSymbol)containingScope;
 					} else {
-						throw new ASTSemanticException();							
+						return (IContainerSymbol)firstContainingScope;
 					}
 				} else {
 					throw new ASTSemanticException();