diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryEdit.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryEdit.java
index bbe5604ac1770cef853989baaa459b34e049b69f..bf811123be758c413f4196e830e430233b1211ec 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryEdit.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryEdit.java
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ public class EntryEdit extends JFrame
                                     final BasePlotGroup  base_plot_group)
   {
     // only need to check if the Feature table has been changed
-    List changed_features = ctm.getFeatureInsertUpdate();
+    List<String> changed_features = ctm.getFeatureInsertUpdate();
     if(changed_features == null)
       return true;