diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/JedisClusterCRC16.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/JedisClusterCRC16.java
index 3c5c9b5..270dbf0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/JedisClusterCRC16.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/JedisClusterCRC16.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package redis.clients.util;
 
 public class JedisClusterCRC16 {
     public final static int polynomial = 0x1021; // Represents x^16+x^12+x^5+1
-    static int crc;
     
 
     public static int getSlot(String key) {
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ public class JedisClusterCRC16 {
     }
 
     private static int getCRC16(String key) {
-	crc = 0x0000;
+	int crc = 0x0000;
 	for (byte b : key.getBytes()) {
 	    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 		boolean bit = ((b >> (7 - i) & 1) == 1);