diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
index 134a3b0..17f1be8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 public class Controller implements IFloodlightProviderService, 
             IStorageSourceListener {
     
-    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Controller.class);
+    protected final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Controller.class);
 
     private static final String ERROR_DATABASE = 
             "The controller could not communicate with the system database.";