diff --git a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/AuthorizationHandler.java b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/AuthorizationHandler.java
index 7814b908a..71f7f24b8 100644
--- a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/AuthorizationHandler.java
+++ b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/AuthorizationHandler.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 public class AuthorizationHandler implements Interceptor {
 
-    private final BaseBearerTokenAuthenticationProvider authenticationProvider;
+    @Nonnull private final BaseBearerTokenAuthenticationProvider authenticationProvider;
     private static final String authorizationHeaderKey = "Authorization";
 
     /**