diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 221b3823..86f3d23b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -671,6 +671,16 @@
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+        <!-- due to issue with bcel using 1.7 as target doesn't work -->
+        <!-- http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRM-1827  -->
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <source>1.6</source>
+            <target>1.6</target>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>jpox-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/redback-authentication/redback-authentication-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/authentication/AuthenticationResult.java b/redback-authentication/redback-authentication-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/authentication/AuthenticationResult.java
index 8424ec5f..dd98d56f 100644
--- a/redback-authentication/redback-authentication-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/authentication/AuthenticationResult.java
+++ b/redback-authentication/redback-authentication-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/authentication/AuthenticationResult.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class AuthenticationResult
     {
         if ( authenticationFailureCauses == null )
         {
-            this.authenticationFailureCauses = new ArrayList<>();
+            this.authenticationFailureCauses = new ArrayList<AuthenticationFailureCause>();
         }
         return authenticationFailureCauses;
     }