diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java
index 30984c4d..e92348a2 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public class Application
             path = path.substring(0, ldidx);
         }
         // convert slashes to dots
-        path.replace("/", ".");
+        path = path.replace("/", ".");
         // prepend the base logic package and we're all set
         return _logicPkg + path;
     }