diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/StatusUpdater.java b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/StatusUpdater.java
index bac272e..f6814b3 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/StatusUpdater.java
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/StatusUpdater.java
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ public class StatusUpdater extends Component {
 
     private void updateRunningCondition(RunnerStateChange event,
             K8sDynamicModel from, JsonObject cond) {
+        @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidDuplicateLiterals")
         boolean reportedRunning
             = "True".equals(cond.get("status").getAsString());
         if (RUNNING_STATES.contains(event.runState())