diff --git a/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketEepGet.java b/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketEepGet.java
index 24be87c01f196876c63594509972387250a88604..8365d07fa69e95cc7f577c1afb17a97e30cb1cab 100644
--- a/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketEepGet.java
+++ b/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketEepGet.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import net.i2p.util.SocketTimeout;
  *  @author zzz
  */
 public class I2PSocketEepGet extends EepGet {
-    private I2PSocketManager _socketManager;
+    private final I2PSocketManager _socketManager;
     /** this replaces _proxy in the superclass. Sadly, I2PSocket does not extend Socket. */
     private I2PSocket _socket;