diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/HardcodedURICheckSample.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/HardcodedURICheckSample.java
index ca0492717f..ae80de28af 100644
--- a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/HardcodedURICheckSample.java
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/HardcodedURICheckSample.java
@@ -85,4 +85,9 @@ void annotated(){}
   @MyAnnotation2()
   String endpoint_url_path = "/a-great/path/for-this-example"; // Compliant, an annotation is applied on the variable
 
+  void reachFullCoverage(){
+    int path = 0;
+    path = 10;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/HardcodedURICheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/HardcodedURICheck.java
index 2f336e08fb..04f2a2ff51 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/HardcodedURICheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/HardcodedURICheck.java
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ private static boolean isHardcodedURI(ExpressionTree expr) {
   @Nullable
   private static String stringLiteral(ExpressionTree expr) {
     ExpressionTree unquoted = ExpressionUtils.skipParentheses(expr);
-    if (unquoted instanceof LiteralTree literalTree) {
+
+    if (unquoted instanceof LiteralTree literalTree  && literalTree.is(Tree.Kind.STRING_LITERAL)) {
       return LiteralUtils.trimQuotes(literalTree.value());
     }
     return null;