diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nexus/NexusSearch.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nexus/NexusSearch.java
index a1a66ab25..21ade08c3 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nexus/NexusSearch.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nexus/NexusSearch.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class NexusSearch {
     public boolean preflightRequest() {
         HttpURLConnection conn;
         try {
-            URL url = new URL(rootURL, "status");
+            final URL url = new URL(rootURL, "status");
             conn = URLConnectionFactory.createHttpURLConnection(url, useProxy);
             conn.addRequestProperty("Accept", "application/xml");
             conn.connect();