diff --git a/providers/host/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProviderTest.java b/providers/host/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProviderTest.java
index ac46a26..c048b8a 100644
--- a/providers/host/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProviderTest.java
+++ b/providers/host/src/test/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProviderTest.java
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
     private CoreService coreService;
     private TestHostProviderService providerService;
 
-    private ApplicationId appId = new DefaultApplicationId((short) 100,
-                "org.onosproject.provider.host");
+    private ApplicationId appId =
+            new DefaultApplicationId(100, "org.onosproject.provider.host");
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {