diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Downloader.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Downloader.java
index 59fc9ec30..70b988ec8 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Downloader.java
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Downloader.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public final class Downloader {
                 conn = URLConnectionFactory.createHttpURLConnection(url);
                 conn.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
                 conn.connect();
-                int t = conn.getResponseCode();
+                final int t = conn.getResponseCode();
                 if (t >= 200 && t < 300) {
                     timestamp = conn.getLastModified();
                 } else {