diff --git a/src/helma/image/Quantize.java b/src/helma/image/Quantize.java
index ef41af1b..8edb4f60 100644
--- a/src/helma/image/Quantize.java
+++ b/src/helma/image/Quantize.java
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ public class Quantize {
                         alpha = alpha < 128 ? 0 : 0xff;
                     
                     // this is super weird: on some systems, transparent pixels are
-                    // not calculated correctly if the following line is taken out.
+                    // not calculated correctly if the following block is taken out.
                     // the bug is very strange, isn't related to the code (compiler error?)
                     // but doesn't allways happen. as soon as it does, though, it doesn't
                     // seem to want to go away.
@@ -560,7 +560,9 @@ public class Quantize {
                     // to fix it. 
                     // it looks as if the command forces alpha to take on correct values.
                     // Until now I only knew of effects like that in quantum mechanics...
-                    if (i == 0) Integer.toString(alpha);
+                    if (i == 0) {
+                        String fix = "" + alpha;
+                    }
 
                     if (alpha == 0 && addTransparency) {
                         dst[i] = 0; // transparency color is at 0