diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
index ec5df99..d6ff5e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * @since 1.0
  */
 public class PropertyFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<PropertyFileOperation> {
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileOperation.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileOperation.class.getName());
     private final List<EntryBase<?>> entries_ = new ArrayList<>();
     private String comment_ = "";
     private boolean failOnWarning_;
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java
index a172ded..e3c1cbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  * @since 1.0
  */
 public final class PropertyFileUtils {
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileUtils.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileUtils.class.getName());
 
     private PropertyFileUtils() {
         // no-op