diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/DoCMDS.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/DoCMDS.java
index ef102b67e..97ab9b65c 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/DoCMDS.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/DoCMDS.java
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ public class DoCMDS implements Runnable {
 	// I need a better way to do versioning, but this will do for now.
 	public static final String BMAJ = "00",  BMIN = "00",  BREV = "10",  BEXT = "";
 	public static final String BOBversion = BMAJ + "." + BMIN + "." + BREV + BEXT;
-	private Socket server;
-	private Properties props;
-	private NamedDB database;
+	private final Socket server;
+	private final Properties props;
+	private final NamedDB database;
 	private String line;
 	private Destination d;
 	private ByteArrayOutputStream prikey;
 	private boolean dk,  ns,  ip,  op;
 	private NamedDB nickinfo;
-	private Logger _log;
-	private AtomicBoolean LIVE;
-	private AtomicBoolean lock;
+	private final Logger _log;
+	private final AtomicBoolean LIVE;
+	private final AtomicBoolean lock;
 	/* database strings */
 	private static final String P_DEST = "DESTINATION";
 	private static final String P_INHOST = "INHOST";
diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/I2PtoTCP.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/I2PtoTCP.java
index 11b401029..626693478 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/I2PtoTCP.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/I2PtoTCP.java
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import net.i2p.util.I2PAppThread;
 public class I2PtoTCP implements Runnable {
 
 	private I2PSocket I2P;
-	private NamedDB info,  database;
+	private final NamedDB info, database;
 	private Socket sock;
-	private AtomicBoolean lives;
+	private final AtomicBoolean lives;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/MUXlisten.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/MUXlisten.java
index 81dbe0845..8c2df4dfb 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/MUXlisten.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/MUXlisten.java
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ import net.i2p.util.Log;
  */
 public class MUXlisten implements Runnable {
 
-	private NamedDB database,  info;
-	private Logger _log;
-	private I2PSocketManager socketManager;
-	private ByteArrayInputStream prikey;
+	private final NamedDB database, info;
+	private final Logger _log;
+	private final I2PSocketManager socketManager;
+	private final ByteArrayInputStream prikey;
 	private ThreadGroup tg;
-	private String N;
-	private ServerSocket listener = null;
-	private int backlog = 50; // should this be more? less?
-	boolean go_out;
-	boolean come_in;
-	private AtomicBoolean lock;
-	private AtomicBoolean lives;
+	private final String N;
+	private ServerSocket listener;
+	private final int backlog = 50; // should this be more? less?
+	private final boolean go_out;
+	private final boolean come_in;
+	private final AtomicBoolean lock;
+	private final AtomicBoolean lives;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor Will fail if INPORT is occupied.
@@ -61,16 +61,15 @@ public class MUXlisten implements Runnable {
 	 * @throws java.io.IOException
 	 */
 	MUXlisten(AtomicBoolean lock, NamedDB database, NamedDB info, Logger _log) throws I2PException, IOException, RuntimeException {
+		int port = 0;
+		InetAddress host = null;
+		this.lock = lock;
+		this.tg = null;
+		this.database = database;
+		this.info = info;
+		this._log = _log;
+		lives = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 		try {
-			int port = 0;
-			InetAddress host = null;
-			this.lock = lock;
-			this.tg = null;
-			this.database = database;
-			this.info = info;
-			this._log = _log;
-			lives = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-
 			this.database.getWriteLock();
 			this.info.getWriteLock();
 			this.info.add("STARTING", Boolean.valueOf(true));
diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPio.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPio.java
index f54cb574e..5a8a09fcf 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPio.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPio.java
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
  */
 public class TCPio implements Runnable {
 
-	private InputStream Ain;
-	private OutputStream Aout;
-	private AtomicBoolean lives;
+	private final InputStream Ain;
+	private final OutputStream Aout;
+	private final AtomicBoolean lives;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
diff --git a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPtoI2P.java b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPtoI2P.java
index 3f196af28..833ae652b 100644
--- a/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPtoI2P.java
+++ b/apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/TCPtoI2P.java
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ import net.i2p.util.I2PAppThread;
 public class TCPtoI2P implements Runnable {
 
 	private I2PSocket I2P;
-	private NamedDB info,  database;
-	private Socket sock;
-	private I2PSocketManager socketManager;
-	private AtomicBoolean lives;
+	private final NamedDB info, database;
+	private final Socket sock;
+	private final I2PSocketManager socketManager;
+	private final AtomicBoolean lives;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor