diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/TaskDef.java b/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/TaskDef.java
index b5a9d071b..b96c54245 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/TaskDef.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/TaskDef.java
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public long getTotalTimeoutSeconds() {
         return totalTimeoutSeconds;
     }
 
-    public void setTotalTimeoutSeconds(@NotNull long totalTimeoutSeconds) {
+    public void setTotalTimeoutSeconds(long totalTimeoutSeconds) {
         this.totalTimeoutSeconds = totalTimeoutSeconds;
     }