diff --git a/protocols/ospf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ospf/controller/impl/OspfControllerImpl.java b/protocols/ospf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ospf/controller/impl/OspfControllerImpl.java
index ef09092..a9c3309 100644
--- a/protocols/ospf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ospf/controller/impl/OspfControllerImpl.java
+++ b/protocols/ospf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ospf/controller/impl/OspfControllerImpl.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 @Service
 public class OspfControllerImpl implements OspfController {
 
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OspfControllerImpl.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OspfControllerImpl.class);
     private final Controller ctrl = new Controller();
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected DriverService driverService;