diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-918/ApacheHttpClientExecuteSSRF.java b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-918/ApacheHttpClientExecuteSSRF.java
index 05d38b2b5dd..6afba48ddb7 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-918/ApacheHttpClientExecuteSSRF.java
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-918/ApacheHttpClientExecuteSSRF.java
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
 
+import org.apache.http.Header;
+import org.apache.http.HeaderIterator;
 import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
 import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
+import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.ProtocolVersion;
+import org.apache.http.RequestLine;
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.client.ResponseHandler;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
 import org.apache.http.message.BasicHttpRequest;
+import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
@@ -22,9 +29,154 @@ public class ApacheHttpClientExecuteSSRF extends HttpServlet {
 
             HttpHost host = new HttpHost(sink);
             HttpRequest req = new BasicHttpRequest("GET", "/");
-            HttpUriRequest uriReq = (HttpUriRequest) (Object) sink;
+            HttpUriRequest uriReq = new HttpUriRequest() {
+                @Override
+                public String getMethod() {
+                    return "GET";
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public URI getURI() {
+                    return URI.create("https://" + sink);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void abort() throws UnsupportedOperationException {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean isAborted() {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public RequestLine getRequestLine() {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public ProtocolVersion getProtocolVersion() {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean containsHeader(String name) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Header[] getHeaders(String name) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Header getFirstHeader(String name) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Header getLastHeader(String name) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Header[] getAllHeaders() {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void addHeader(Header header) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void addHeader(String name, String value) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void setHeader(Header header) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void setHeader(String name, String value) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void setHeaders(Header[] headers) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void removeHeader(Header header) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void removeHeaders(String name) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public HeaderIterator headerIterator() {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public HeaderIterator headerIterator(String name) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public HttpParams getParams() {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void setParams(HttpParams params) {
+                }
+            };
             HttpContext context = null;
-            HttpClient client = null;
+            HttpClient client = new HttpClient() {
+                @Override
+                public HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request) throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, HttpContext context) throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public <T> T execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)
+                        throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public <T> T execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler,
+                        HttpContext context) throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request) throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request, HttpContext context) throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public <T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)
+                        throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public <T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler,
+                        HttpContext context) throws IOException {
+                    return null;
+                }
+            };
             ResponseHandler<Object> handler = null;
 
             client.execute(host, req); // $ Alert