diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RestClient.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RestClient.java
index f6f1a03..a9f2abe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RestClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RestClient.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 public class RestClient {
-	protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RestClient.class);
+	protected final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RestClient.class);
 
 	public static String get(String str) {
 		StringBuilder response = new StringBuilder();