diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultDeployer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultDeployer.java
index 257cef685..dff37b045 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultDeployer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultDeployer.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class DefaultDeployer
     {
         try
         {
-            URLClassLoader classLoader = getClassLoaderForFile( file );
+            final URLClassLoader classLoader = getClassLoaderForFile( file );
             return createDeployment( classLoader, file.toURL() );
         }
         catch( Exception e )