diff --git a/snippets/java-mode/method b/snippets/java-mode/method
index 7a6b9ed92..0b9301353 100644
--- a/snippets/java-mode/method
+++ b/snippets/java-mode/method
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # name: method
 # key: m
 # --
-${1:public} ${2:void} ${3:name}(${4:args}) {
+${1:$$(yas-choose-value '("public" "private" "protected" ""))} ${2:void} ${3:name}(${4:args}) {
             $0
 }
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diff --git a/snippets/java-mode/param b/snippets/java-mode/param
index 4a1f44d2d..81ef56030 100644
--- a/snippets/java-mode/param
+++ b/snippets/java-mode/param
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # name: param
 # key: param
 # --
-@param ${1:paramater} $0
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+@param ${1:parameter} $0
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