diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
index 2423dbe2919..c0b0593da9d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@ public void setUseRuntimeException(boolean useRuntimeException) {
         this.useRuntimeException = useRuntimeException;
     }
 
-    final private static Pattern JSON_MIME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?i)application\\/json(;.*)?");
-    final private static Pattern JSON_VENDOR_MIME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?i)application\\/vnd.(.*)+json(;.*)?");
+    private static final Pattern JSON_MIME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?i)application/json(;.*)?");
+    private static final Pattern JSON_VENDOR_MIME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?i)application/vnd\\..*\\+json(;.*)?");
 
     /**
      * Check if the given MIME is a JSON MIME.