diff --git a/spring-integration-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jpa/core/JpaExecutor.java b/spring-integration-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jpa/core/JpaExecutor.java
index e61f060efe..e123bf2d39 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jpa/core/JpaExecutor.java
+++ b/spring-integration-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jpa/core/JpaExecutor.java
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public class JpaExecutor implements InitializingBean, BeanFactoryAware {
 				this.jpaOperations.persist(payload, this.flushSize, this.clearOnFlush);
 				return payload;
 			case MERGE:
-				return this.jpaOperations.merge(payload, this.flushSize, this.clearOnFlush);
+				return this.jpaOperations.merge(payload, this.flushSize, this.clearOnFlush); // NOSONAR
 			case DELETE:
 				this.jpaOperations.delete(payload);
 				if (this.flush) {