diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcInitiatedLspRequestVer1.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcInitiatedLspRequestVer1.java
index 140919e..11d6ffb 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcInitiatedLspRequestVer1.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcInitiatedLspRequestVer1.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                                              <LSP>
      */
 
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcInitiatedLspRequestVer1.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcInitiatedLspRequestVer1.class);
 
     //PCEP SRP Object
     private PcepSrpObject srpObject;