diff --git a/spring-resttemplate/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/service/BarConsumerService.java b/spring-resttemplate/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/service/BarConsumerService.java
index 4188677b4f..0bf24bd480 100644
--- a/spring-resttemplate/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/service/BarConsumerService.java
+++ b/spring-resttemplate/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/service/BarConsumerService.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class BarConsumerService {
 
     @Autowired
     public BarConsumerService(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
-        RestTemplate restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder
+        restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder
           .errorHandler(new RestTemplateResponseErrorHandler())
           .build();
     }