diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/OntologyUpdater.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/OntologyUpdater.java
index f11aadf30..475cb03c1 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/OntologyUpdater.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/OntologyUpdater.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class OntologyUpdater {
 	
 	private List<AtomicOntologyChange> getAtomicOntologyChanges() 
 			throws IOException {
-		return OntologyChangeParser.parseFile(settings.getDiffFile());
+		return (new OntologyChangeParser()).parseFile(settings.getDiffFile());
 	}
 	
 	private void updateABox(List<AtomicOntologyChange> changes) {