diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam/src/main/java/application/UpdateChildParentPairs.java b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam/src/main/java/application/UpdateChildParentPairs.java
index 55c445efe9483c0295d5aff0b743b7826f7df06d..86c449d3e42569c55e0e4c9e70a1fe7dee6198a2 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam/src/main/java/application/UpdateChildParentPairs.java
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam/src/main/java/application/UpdateChildParentPairs.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class UpdateChildParentPairs extends DoFn<KV<String, Set<String>>, KV<Str
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
   @StateId("parents")
-  private final StateSpec<ValueState<Set<String>>> parents =
+  private final StateSpec<ValueState<Set<String>>> parents = // NOPMD
       StateSpecs.value();
 
   /**