diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/web/AddFlowResource.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/web/AddFlowResource.java
index 7464ec5..d891374 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/web/AddFlowResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/web/AddFlowResource.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 public class AddFlowResource extends ServerResource {
 
-    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AddFlowResource.class);
+    protected final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AddFlowResource.class);
 
     /**
      * Implement the API.