diff --git a/examples/triggers/src/org/apache/cassandra/triggers/InvertedIndex.java b/examples/triggers/src/org/apache/cassandra/triggers/InvertedIndex.java
index 11e98b5335..fa90053fde 100644
--- a/examples/triggers/src/org/apache/cassandra/triggers/InvertedIndex.java
+++ b/examples/triggers/src/org/apache/cassandra/triggers/InvertedIndex.java
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ public class InvertedIndex implements ITrigger
     {
         List<Mutation> mutations = new ArrayList<>(update.getColumnCount());
 
+        String indexKeySpace = properties.getProperty("keyspace");
+        String indexColumnFamily = properties.getProperty("columnfamily")
         for (Cell cell : update)
         {
             // Skip the row marker and other empty values, since they lead to an empty key.
             if (cell.value().remaining() > 0)
             {
-                Mutation mutation = new Mutation(properties.getProperty("keyspace"), cell.value());
-                mutation.add(properties.getProperty("columnfamily"), cell.name(), key, System.currentTimeMillis());
+                Mutation mutation = new Mutation(indexKeySpace, cell.value());
+                mutation.add(indexColumnFamily, cell.name(), key, System.currentTimeMillis());
                 mutations.add(mutation);
             }
         }