diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
index 576c69106..b89580df1 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class App {
                 exitCode = -4;
             }
             try {
-                String[] scanFiles = cli.getScanFiles();
+                final String[] scanFiles = cli.getScanFiles();
                 if (scanFiles != null) {
                     runScan(cli.getReportDirectory(), cli.getReportFormat(), cli.getProjectName(), scanFiles,
                             cli.getExcludeList(), cli.getSymLinkDepth());