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diff --git a/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/core/URLEncoder.java b/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/core/URLEncoder.java
index 3fab738..82e5ccf 100644
--- a/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/core/URLEncoder.java
+++ b/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/core/URLEncoder.java
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
 		String file = url.getFile();
 		String ref = url.getRef();
 
-		return new URL(url.getProtocol(), url.getHost(), url.getPort(), encode(file, ref));
+		URL result =  new URL(url.getProtocol(), url.getHost(), url.getPort(), encode(file, ref));
+		return result;
 	}
 	private static String encodeSegment(String segment) {