diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/other/kafka/TestOffsetManager.scala b/core/src/test/scala/other/kafka/TestOffsetManager.scala
index 41f334d4889..a106379d96a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/other/kafka/TestOffsetManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/other/kafka/TestOffsetManager.scala
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ object TestOffsetManager {
         extends ShutdownableThread("commit-thread")
         with KafkaMetricsGroup {
 
-    private val group = "group-" + id
+    private val groupId = "group-" + id
     private val metadata = "Metadata from commit thread " + id
-    private var offsetsChannel = ClientUtils.channelToOffsetManager(group, zkClient, SocketTimeoutMs)
+    private var offsetsChannel = ClientUtils.channelToOffsetManager(groupId, zkClient, SocketTimeoutMs)
     private var offset = 0L
     val numErrors = new AtomicInteger(0)
     val numCommits = new AtomicInteger(0)
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ object TestOffsetManager {
 
     private def ensureConnected() {
       if (!offsetsChannel.isConnected)
-        offsetsChannel = ClientUtils.channelToOffsetManager(group, zkClient, SocketTimeoutMs)
+        offsetsChannel = ClientUtils.channelToOffsetManager(groupId, zkClient, SocketTimeoutMs)
     }
 
     override def doWork() {
-      val commitRequest = OffsetCommitRequest(group, immutable.Map((1 to partitionCount).map(TopicAndPartition("topic-" + id, _) -> OffsetAndMetadata(offset, metadata)):_*))
+      val commitRequest = OffsetCommitRequest(groupId, immutable.Map((1 to partitionCount).map(TopicAndPartition("topic-" + id, _) -> OffsetAndMetadata(offset, metadata)):_*))
       try {
         ensureConnected()
         offsetsChannel.send(commitRequest)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ object TestOffsetManager {
         case e1: ClosedByInterruptException =>
           offsetsChannel.disconnect()
         case e2: IOException =>
-          println("Commit thread %d: Error while committing offsets to %s:%d for group %s due to %s.".format(id, offsetsChannel.host, offsetsChannel.port, group, e2))
+          println("Commit thread %d: Error while committing offsets to %s:%d for group %s due to %s.".format(id, offsetsChannel.host, offsetsChannel.port, groupId, e2))
           offsetsChannel.disconnect()
       }
       finally {