diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/DispatcherServlet.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/DispatcherServlet.java
index af24bf7e..6adde0af 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/DispatcherServlet.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/DispatcherServlet.java
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ public class DispatcherServlet extends HttpServlet
     /**
      * Called when a method throws an exception during template evaluation.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we have to MethodExceptionEventHandler's signature
     public Object methodException (Class clazz, String method, Exception e)
         throws Exception
     {