diff --git a/src/test/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_test/JavaRowSuite.java b/src/test/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_test/JavaRowSuite.java
index 938290f7..f8918292 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_test/JavaRowSuite.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_test/JavaRowSuite.java
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ public void getAsWithStructuredMap() {
   public void getAsWithStructuredArray() {
     structuredTypeTest(
         () -> {
-          var oldTimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+          TimeZone oldTimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
           try {
             TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("US/Pacific"));