diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/events/fsstore/FsListener.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/events/fsstore/FsListener.java
index 7ed0c1b..543b9d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/events/fsstore/FsListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/events/fsstore/FsListener.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     @Override
     public void start() {
       if (pollingInterval > 0) {
-        ScheduledFuture<?> future =
+        future =
             queue
                 .getDefaultQueue()
                 .scheduleAtFixedRate(