diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/FakeExternalAuthController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/FakeExternalAuthController.java
index fcc1d135b..0e33044b6 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/FakeExternalAuthController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/FakeExternalAuthController.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class FakeExternalAuthController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
 	private static final String PARAMETER_CANCEL = "cancel";
 
 	@Override
-	public void init() throws ServletException {
+	public void init() throws ServletExceptionXX {
 		log.debug("storing the bean.");
 		
 		ExternalAuthHelper.setBean(getServletContext(),