diff --git a/src/main/java/bdv/img/remote/RemoteVolatileShortArrayLoader.java b/src/main/java/bdv/img/remote/RemoteVolatileShortArrayLoader.java
index f100a727395122126a54be6f38c9041bd6cf8366..0e85c9ce98794bf95362c0cb975ec2ff13778a83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bdv/img/remote/RemoteVolatileShortArrayLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bdv/img/remote/RemoteVolatileShortArrayLoader.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class RemoteVolatileShortArrayLoader implements CacheArrayLoader<Volatile
             return loadArrayFromCompressedDataStream(timepoint, setup, level, dimensions, min);
         }
 
-        short[] data = new short[dimensions[0] * dimensions[1] * dimensions[2]];
+        final short[] data = new short[dimensions[0] * dimensions[1] * dimensions[2]];
         try {
             final URL url = new URL(constructRequestUrl("cell", timepoint, setup, level, dimensions, min));