diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
index 79ca4b63ccf208db29efa728ee177182b57291e1..b489c8b0963725ee79ce5b18d8e614dcc289f976 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public class BamView extends JPanel
 
       try
       {
-        Class cls = getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass("net.sf.samtools.ReferenceDiscovery");
+        Class<?> cls = getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass("net.sf.samtools.ReferenceDiscovery");
         Field f = cls.getDeclaredField("referenceFactory");
         f.set(null, referenceFactory);
       }