diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/blackboardutils/CommunicationArtifactsHelper.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/blackboardutils/CommunicationArtifactsHelper.java
index 373fa2459369f9a337aa960af27ca63c78d8e820..267082450786a4184ba391162bb7f79a0061a867 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/blackboardutils/CommunicationArtifactsHelper.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/blackboardutils/CommunicationArtifactsHelper.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ private void createContactMethodAccountAndRelationship(Account.Type accountType,
 		// Find/Create an account instance for each of the contact method
 		// Create a relationship between selfAccount and contactAccount
 		if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(accountUniqueID)) {
-			AccountFileInstance contactAccountInstance = createAccountInstance(accountsType, accountUniqueID);
+			AccountFileInstance contactAccountInstance = createAccountInstance(accountType, accountUniqueID);
 
 			// Create a relationship between self account and the contact account
 			try {