diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContext.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContext.java
index 6d502f082..1f06e5fe3 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContext.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContext.java
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ public CacheInvocationContext(A cacheAnnotation, MethodExecutionAction cacheKeyM
         this.cacheKeyMethod = cacheKeyMethod;
         this.cacheAnnotation = cacheAnnotation;
         Class<?>[] parametersTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
-        Annotation[][] parametersAnnotations = method.getParameterAnnotations();
         int parameterCount = parametersTypes.length;
         if (parameterCount > 0) {
+            Annotation[][] parametersAnnotations = method.getParameterAnnotations();
             ImmutableList.Builder<CacheInvocationParameter> parametersBuilder = ImmutableList.builder();
             for (int pos = 0; pos < parameterCount; pos++) {
                 Class<?> paramType = parametersTypes[pos];