1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/RESTfulPAPEngine.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/RESTfulPAPEngine.java
index 40917bc81..0e7c0561e 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/RESTfulPAPEngine.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/RESTfulPAPEngine.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class RESTfulPAPEngine extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements PAP
 	 * Set up link with PAP Servlet and get our initial set of Groups
 	 * @throws Exception 
 	 */
-	public RESTfulPAPEngine (String myURLString) throws PAPException, IOException  {
+	public RESTfulPAPEngine (String myURLString) throws PAPException  {
 		//
 		// Get our URL to the PAP servlet
 		//
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ public class RESTfulPAPEngine extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements PAP
 		try {
 			String fullURL = papServletURLString;
 			if (parameters != null && parameters.length > 0) {
-				String queryString = "";
+				StringBuilder queryString = new StringBuilder();
 				for (String p : parameters) {
-					queryString += "&" + p;
+					queryString.append("&" + p);
 				}
 				fullURL += "?" + queryString.substring(1);
 			}