diff --git a/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater-Tests/FJMUModelUpdaterTest.class.st b/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater-Tests/FJMUModelUpdaterTest.class.st
index 405b621..d910af3 100644
--- a/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater-Tests/FJMUModelUpdaterTest.class.st
+++ b/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater-Tests/FJMUModelUpdaterTest.class.st
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ FJMUModelUpdaterTest >> testVisitFASTJavaParameter [
 { #category : 'tests' }
 FJMUModelUpdaterTest >> testVisitFASTJavaVariableDeclarator [
 
-	| fasVariableDeclarator fastVarDeclStatement fastClassDeclaration fastJavaModel famixClass |
+	| fasVariableDeclarator fastVarDeclStatement fastClassDeclaration fastJavaModel famixClass annotationValue modifierPrivate |
 	fastJavaModel := FASTJavaModel new.
 	fastClassDeclaration := FASTJavaClassDeclaration new.
 	fastVarDeclStatement := FASTJavaVarDeclStatement new.
@@ -200,16 +200,28 @@ FJMUModelUpdaterTest >> testVisitFASTJavaVariableDeclarator [
 	famixClass := FamixJavaClass new.
 	fastClassDeclaration famixTypeDefinition: famixClass.
 	famixModel add: famixClass.
+
+	annotationValue := FASTJavaAnnotation new 
+		name: 'Value';
+		elements: { (FASTJavaStringLiteral new primitiveValue: '${com.example}').}.
+	fastVarDeclStatement addModifier: annotationValue.
+	modifierPrivate := FASTJavaModifier new token: 'private'.
+	fastVarDeclStatement addModifier: modifierPrivate.
+	
 	fasVariableDeclarator variable: (FASTJavaVariableExpression new
 			 name: 'variableName';
 			 yourself).
+	
 	fastVarDeclStatement addDeclarator: fasVariableDeclarator.
 	fastJavaModel addAll: { fastClassDeclaration. fastVarDeclStatement. fasVariableDeclarator }.
-	fasVariableDeclarator accept: modelUpdater.
+	fastVarDeclStatement accept: modelUpdater.
 	self
 		assert: (famixModel allWithType: FamixJavaAttribute) size
 		equals: 1.
 	self
 		assert: (famixModel allWithType: FamixJavaAttribute) anyOne name
-		equals: 'variableName'
+		equals: 'variableName'.
+	self
+		assert: (famixModel allWithType: FamixJavaAttribute) first isPrivate
+		equals: true.
 ]
diff --git a/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater/FJMUModelUpdater.class.st b/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater/FJMUModelUpdater.class.st
index 0ef8352..43fee0b 100644
--- a/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater/FJMUModelUpdater.class.st
+++ b/src/FamixJavaModelUpdater/FJMUModelUpdater.class.st
@@ -244,9 +244,13 @@ FJMUModelUpdater >> visitFASTJavaVariableDeclarator: aFASTJavaVariableDeclarator
 	famixVariable name: aFASTJavaVariableDeclarator variable name.
 	(aFASTJavaVariableDeclarator atScope: FASTJavaVarDeclStatement)
 		anyOne modifiers do: [ :modifier | 
-		modifier token = 'public' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isPublic: true ].
-		modifier token = 'final' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isFinal: true ].
-		modifier token = 'static' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isClassSide: true ] ].
+        (modifier isKindOf: FASTJavaModifier) ifTrue: [
+            modifier token = 'public' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isPublic: true ].
+            modifier token = 'final' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isFinal: true ].
+            modifier token = 'static' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isClassSide: true ].
+				modifier token = 'private' ifTrue: [ famixVariable isPrivate: true ].
+			].
+    ].
 	(aFASTJavaVariableDeclarator varDeclOwner type isKindOf:
 		 FASTJavaClassTypeExpression) ifTrue: [ 
 		(self retrieveClassFromModel:
@@ -254,5 +258,5 @@ FJMUModelUpdater >> visitFASTJavaVariableDeclarator: aFASTJavaVariableDeclarator
 			ifNotNil: [ :type | famixVariable declaredType: type ] ].
 	(scope isKindOf: FASTJavaMethodEntity)
 		ifTrue: [ scope famixMethod addLocalVariable: famixVariable ]
-		ifFalse: [ scope famixTypeDefinition addAttribute: famixVariable ]
+		ifFalse: [ scope famixTypeDefinition addAttribute: famixVariable ].
 ]