diff --git a/apps/events/src/main/java/org/onosproject/events/EventsCommand.java b/apps/events/src/main/java/org/onosproject/events/EventsCommand.java
index 67f8981..4d26466 100644
--- a/apps/events/src/main/java/org/onosproject/events/EventsCommand.java
+++ b/apps/events/src/main/java/org/onosproject/events/EventsCommand.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.events;
 
-import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
-
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -45,6 +43,9 @@
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
+import static org.onlab.util.SonarSuppressionConstants.SONAR_PRINT_STACK_TRACE;
+
 /**
  * Command to print history of instance local ONOS Events.
  */
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@
      *
      * @param json JSON node to print
      */
+    @java.lang.SuppressWarnings(SONAR_PRINT_STACK_TRACE)
     private void printJson(JsonNode json) {
         try {
             print("%s", mapper().writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(json));