diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
index 023b0266d..13c973646 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ public class ConnStatusHandler {
                 try {
                     ObjectInputStream ois = 
                         new ObjectInputStream( new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes) );
-                    Object obj = ois.readObject();
-                    s_records = (HashMap<CommsConnType,SuccessRecord[]>)obj;
+                    s_records = 
+                        (HashMap<CommsConnType,SuccessRecord[]>)ois.readObject();
                 // } catch ( java.io.StreamCorruptedException sce ) {
                 //     DbgUtils.logf( "loadState: %s", sce.toString() );
                 // } catch ( java.io.OptionalDataException ode ) {