diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/testcode/BenchmarkTest00001.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/testcode/BenchmarkTest00001.java
index 60e54fbbb6..b9c7c1d6bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/testcode/BenchmarkTest00001.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/testcode/BenchmarkTest00001.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) thr
 		
 
 		javax.servlet.http.Cookie[] theCookies = request.getCookies();
-		
+		String password = "password";
 		String param = "noCookieValueSupplied";
 		if (theCookies != null) {
 			for (javax.servlet.http.Cookie theCookie : theCookies) {