diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java
index 559235c69..86145ed24 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class VclassRetryController extends BaseEditController {
             log.error(this.getClass().getName()+" could not find the getVClassByURI method");
         }
 
-        HashMap<String,List> optionMap = new HashMap<String,List>();
+        HashMap<String, List<Option>> optionMap = new HashMap<String,List<Option>>();
         try {
             VClassGroupDao vcgDao = request.getFullWebappDaoFactory().getVClassGroupDao();
             List classGroupOptionList = FormUtils.makeOptionListFromBeans(vcgDao.getPublicGroupsWithVClasses(),"URI","PublicName",vclassForEditing.getGroupURI(),null,(vclassForEditing.getGroupURI()!=null && !(vclassForEditing.getGroupURI().equals(""))));