diff --git a/src/main/java/devoxx/NullPointerDereference.java b/src/main/java/devoxx/NullPointerDereference.java
index 6fb550e..a14c669 100644
--- a/src/main/java/devoxx/NullPointerDereference.java
+++ b/src/main/java/devoxx/NullPointerDereference.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 public class NullPointerDereference {
 
+  public String special = "Antonio";
+
   public int searchForAnimalID(String animal) {
     String trimmedAnimal = trim(animal);
     if (trimmedAnimal.equals("Antonio")) {