diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
index 98ed091c8..c45dc4901 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public class Engine {
                             d.addAnalysisException(ex);
                         } catch (Throwable ex) {
                             final String axMsg = String.format("An unexpected error occured during analysis of '%s'", d.getActualFilePath());
-                            AnalysisException ax = new AnalysisException(axMsg, ex);
+                            final AnalysisException ax = new AnalysisException(axMsg, ex);
                             d.addAnalysisException(ax);
                             Logger.getLogger(Engine.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, axMsg);
                             Logger.getLogger(Engine.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, axMsg, ex);