diff --git a/sdccc/src/main/java/com/draeger/medical/sdccc/tests/util/MdibHistorian.java b/sdccc/src/main/java/com/draeger/medical/sdccc/tests/util/MdibHistorian.java
index c5a8fa18..a5c4ff23 100644
--- a/sdccc/src/main/java/com/draeger/medical/sdccc/tests/util/MdibHistorian.java
+++ b/sdccc/src/main/java/com/draeger/medical/sdccc/tests/util/MdibHistorian.java
@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@ public RemoteMdibAccess applyReportOnStorage(final RemoteMdibAccess storage, fin
             // other reports do not modify the Mdib and hence cannot be passed into
             //   reportProcessor.processReport().
             // simply ignore them.
-            cmp = cmp; // make Checkstyle happy
+            @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+            var _ignored = 1; // make Checkstyle happy
         }
         return storage;
     }