diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/serializers/FlowIdDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/serializers/FlowIdDeserializer.java
index eb93a23..f341027 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/serializers/FlowIdDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/serializers/FlowIdDeserializer.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 public class FlowIdDeserializer extends JsonDeserializer<FlowId> {
 
-    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FlowIdDeserializer.class);
+    protected final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FlowIdDeserializer.class);
 
     @Override
     public FlowId deserialize(JsonParser jp,