diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/GuiCaptchaHandler.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/GuiCaptchaHandler.java
index ec699379..f66dbce8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/GuiCaptchaHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/GuiCaptchaHandler.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class GuiCaptchaHandler implements Listener {
     public GuiCaptchaHandler() {
     }
 
-    protected List<String> whiteList = AuthMe.settings.getProperty(SecuritySettings.GUI_CAPTCHA_COUNTRY_WHITELIST);
+    private final List<String> whiteList = AuthMe.settings.getProperty(SecuritySettings.GUI_CAPTCHA_COUNTRY_WHITELIST);
 
     private boolean isBedrockPlayer(UUID uuid) {
         return settings.getProperty(HooksSettings.HOOK_FLOODGATE_PLAYER) && settings.getProperty(SecuritySettings.GUI_CAPTCHA_BE_COMPATIBILITY) && org.geysermc.floodgate.api.FloodgateApi.getInstance().isFloodgateId(uuid) && getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("floodgate") != null;