diff --git a/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/ExerciseRunner.java b/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/ExerciseRunner.java
index 525ab850c..fa3b84123 100644
--- a/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/ExerciseRunner.java
+++ b/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/ExerciseRunner.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class ExerciseRunner {
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ public class ExerciseRunner {
         List<String> sensitiveKeys3 = Arrays.asList("username", "password");
         System.out.println("Protected Config 3:\n" + protector.hideSensitiveData(configFile3, sensitiveKeys3));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/README.md b/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/README.md
index a3bfce83c..baa7389ec 100644
--- a/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/README.md
+++ b/subjects/java/checkpoints/config-protector/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Instructions
 
-Create a class `ConfigProtector` that provides a method to hide sensitive data in a configuration file using regex. The method should replace sensitive values with asterisks. The configuration file will be provided as a string, and the keys for the sensitive data will be given in a list.
+Create a class `ConfigProtector` that provides a method to hide sensitive data in a configuration file using `Regex`. The method should replace sensitive values with asterisks. The configuration file will be provided as a string, and the keys for the sensitive data will be given in a list.
 
 ### Expected Class
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class ConfigProtector {
 Here is a possible `ExerciseRunner.java` to test your class:
 
 ```java
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class ExerciseRunner {