diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/web/RouteResource.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/web/RouteResource.java
index 1cb39b3..b340996 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/web/RouteResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/web/RouteResource.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 public class RouteResource extends ServerResource {
 
-    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RouteResource.class);
+    protected final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RouteResource.class);
 
     @Get("json")
     public DataPath retrieve() {