diff --git a/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/agent/exporter/HttpESExporter.java b/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/agent/exporter/HttpESExporter.java
index c775c0599c4..80a188a127f 100644
--- a/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/agent/exporter/HttpESExporter.java
+++ b/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/agent/exporter/HttpESExporter.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class HttpESExporter extends AbstractExporter<HttpESExporter> implements
                 return null;
             }
             hosts = extractedHosts;
-            logger.trace("auto-resolved hosts to {}", extractedHosts);
+            logger.trace("auto-resolved hosts to {}", (Object)extractedHosts);
             boundToLocalNode = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/integration/FieldLevelSecurityRandomTests.java b/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/integration/FieldLevelSecurityRandomTests.java
index c983f1cda2d..d34d988a37d 100644
--- a/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/integration/FieldLevelSecurityRandomTests.java
+++ b/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/integration/FieldLevelSecurityRandomTests.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class FieldLevelSecurityRandomTests extends ShieldIntegTestCase {
             doc.put(field, "value");
         }
         assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareCreate("test")
-                        .addMapping("type1", fieldMappers)
+                        .addMapping("type1", (Object[])fieldMappers)
         );
         client().prepareIndex("test", "type1", "1").setSource(doc).setRefresh(true).get();
 
diff --git a/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/ldap/support/SessionFactoryTests.java b/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/ldap/support/SessionFactoryTests.java
index a0f4f92245f..d28e2d9d29c 100644
--- a/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/ldap/support/SessionFactoryTests.java
+++ b/shield/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/ldap/support/SessionFactoryTests.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class SessionFactoryTests extends ESTestCase {
     @Test
     public void connectionFactoryReturnsCorrectLDAPConnectionOptionsWithDefaultSettings() {
         SessionFactory factory = createSessionFactory();
-        LDAPConnectionOptions options = factory.connectionOptions(Settings.EMPTY);
+        LDAPConnectionOptions options = SessionFactory.connectionOptions(Settings.EMPTY);
         assertThat(options.followReferrals(), is(equalTo(true)));
         assertThat(options.allowConcurrentSocketFactoryUse(), is(equalTo(true)));
         assertThat(options.getConnectTimeoutMillis(), is(equalTo(5000)));
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class SessionFactoryTests extends ESTestCase {
                 .put(SessionFactory.FOLLOW_REFERRALS_SETTING, "false")
                 .build();
         SessionFactory factory = createSessionFactory();
-        LDAPConnectionOptions options = factory.connectionOptions(settings);
+        LDAPConnectionOptions options = SessionFactory.connectionOptions(settings);
         assertThat(options.followReferrals(), is(equalTo(false)));
         assertThat(options.allowConcurrentSocketFactoryUse(), is(equalTo(true)));
         assertThat(options.getConnectTimeoutMillis(), is(equalTo(10)));
diff --git a/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/AsyncTriggerListener.java b/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/AsyncTriggerListener.java
index afd9a0f54ca..6999f6312e3 100644
--- a/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/AsyncTriggerListener.java
+++ b/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/AsyncTriggerListener.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class AsyncTriggerListener implements TriggerEngine.Listener {
         try {
             executionService.processEventsAsync(events);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("failed to process triggered events [{}]", e, Iterables.toArray(events, TriggerEvent.class));
+            logger.error("failed to process triggered events [{}]", e, (Object)Iterables.toArray(events, TriggerEvent.class));
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/SyncTriggerListener.java b/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/SyncTriggerListener.java
index 392ac94179e..aa2e5563503 100644
--- a/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/SyncTriggerListener.java
+++ b/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/watcher/execution/SyncTriggerListener.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class SyncTriggerListener implements TriggerEngine.Listener {
         try {
             executionService.processEventsSync(events);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("failed to process triggered events [{}]", e, Iterables.toArray(events, TriggerEvent.class));
+            logger.error("failed to process triggered events [{}]", e, (Object)Iterables.toArray(events, TriggerEvent.class));
         }
     }