diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/protocol/MailboxRequestTake.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/protocol/MailboxRequestTake.java
index a0409538d13a9b5f9f8c7a37b8f78706850435c7..c9fad63b42de07c7a8eeff6e471f449715664131 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/protocol/MailboxRequestTake.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/protocol/MailboxRequestTake.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfList;
 
 public class MailboxRequestTake extends MailboxRequest {
-	private byte[] encryptedSyncStream = null;
+	private byte[] encryptedSyncStream;
 
 	public MailboxRequestTake(byte[] encryptedSyncStream) {
 		super(TYPE.TAKE);