diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datagrid/HazelcastDatagrid.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datagrid/HazelcastDatagrid.java
index 3ff773e..7de2869 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datagrid/HazelcastDatagrid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datagrid/HazelcastDatagrid.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * appropriate in a multi-node cluster.
  */
 public class HazelcastDatagrid implements IFloodlightModule, IDatagridService {
-    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HazelcastDatagrid.class);
+    protected final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HazelcastDatagrid.class);
     protected IFloodlightProviderService floodlightProvider;
 
     protected static final String HazelcastConfigFile = "datagridConfig";