diff --git a/dockerfile-image-update/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtil.java b/dockerfile-image-update/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtil.java
index e56020f5..fd017d3a 100644
--- a/dockerfile-image-update/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtil.java
+++ b/dockerfile-image-update/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtil.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ protected Optional<List<PagedSearchIterable<GHContent>>> getSearchResultsExcludi
         Optional<List<PagedSearchIterable<GHContent>>> contentsForOrgWithMaximumHits;
         contentsForOrgWithMaximumHits = findFilesWithImage(image, orgsToInclude, gitApiSearchLimit);
 
-        final Map<String, Boolean> orgsToExcludeFromSearch = new HashMap(orgsToExclude);
+        final Map<String, Boolean> orgsToExcludeFromSearch = new HashMap<>(orgsToExclude);
         orgsToExcludeFromSearch.put(orgWithMaximumHits, false);
         log.info("Running search by excluding the orgs {}.", orgsToExcludeFromSearch.keySet());
         Optional<List<PagedSearchIterable<GHContent>>> contentsExcludingOrgWithMaximumHits;
diff --git a/dockerfile-image-update/src/test/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtilTest.java b/dockerfile-image-update/src/test/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtilTest.java
index 5edf14c8..4e58c1a4 100644
--- a/dockerfile-image-update/src/test/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtilTest.java
+++ b/dockerfile-image-update/src/test/java/com/salesforce/dockerfileimageupdate/utils/DockerfileGitHubUtilTest.java
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ public void getSearchResultsExcludingOrgWithMostHits() throws Exception {
         Map<String, Boolean> orgsToIncludeOrExclude = new HashMap<>();
 
         assertEquals((dockerfileGitHubUtil.getSearchResultsExcludingOrgWithMostHits("image", contentsWithImage, orgsToIncludeOrExclude, 1000)).get().size(), 2);
+        //This check ensures that the parameter passed to the method is not modified. Instead, the method creates a local copy of the map and modifies that.
         assertEquals(orgsToIncludeOrExclude.size(), 0);
     }