diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java
index 967c34a..d84fbda 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     private static final String LINK_GLYPH = "m_ports";
 
 
-    protected static final Logger log =
+    static final Logger log =
             LoggerFactory.getLogger(TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.class);
 
     private static final ProviderId PID =