diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java b/src/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java
index 85b70c0b1..2b64a4108 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ public class Streamer
     {
         // if we have not yet initialized ourselves, do so now
         if (_streamers == null) {
-            _streamers = Maps.newHashMap();
-            _streamers.putAll(BasicStreamers.BSTREAMERS); // register all of the basic streamers
+            _streamers = Maps.newHashMap(BasicStreamers.BSTREAMERS);
         }
 
         Streamer stream = _streamers.get(target);