diff --git a/src/main/java/org/psjava/util/StrictEqualityTester.java b/src/main/java/org/psjava/util/StrictEqualityTester.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/psjava/util/StrictEqualityTester.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/psjava/util/StrictEqualityTester.java
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ public class StrictEqualityTester {
 			return false;
 		return tester.areEqual(me, (T) you);
 	}
+
+	private StrictEqualityTester() {
+	}
 }
prevent public init of StrictEqualityTester