1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/result/HitIterator.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/result/HitIterator.java
index d701c15cb24..3d3eb6030f4 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/result/HitIterator.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/result/HitIterator.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ public class HitIterator implements Iterator<Hit> {
     private int index = -1;
 
     /** The list of hits to iterate over */
-    private List<Hit> hits;
+    private final List<Hit> hits;
 
     /** The result the hits belong to */
-    private HitGroup hitGroup;
+    private final HitGroup hitGroup;
 
     /** Whether the iterator is in a state where remove is OK */
     private boolean canRemove = false;