diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/task/TaskExpression.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/task/TaskExpression.java
index 90dffff..b3fc530 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/task/TaskExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/task/TaskExpression.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 
       @Override
       public String next() {
-        hasNext(); // in case next() was (re)called w/o calling hasNext()
+        // Can't use @SuppressWarnings("ReturnValueIgnored") on method call
+        boolean ignored = hasNext(); // in case next() was (re)called w/o calling hasNext()
         if (!hasNext) {
           throw new NoSuchElementException("No more names, yet expression was not optional");
         }