diff --git a/java/google/registry/flows/FlowReporter.java b/java/google/registry/flows/FlowReporter.java
index 0f776cc94..3799d6de1 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/flows/FlowReporter.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/flows/FlowReporter.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class FlowReporter {
   private static final Optional<String> extractTld(String domainName) {
     int index = domainName.indexOf('.');
     return index == -1
-        ? Optional.absent()
+        ? Optional.<String>absent()
         : Optional.of(Ascii.toLowerCase(domainName.substring(index + 1)));
   }