diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContextFactory.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContextFactory.java
index f4fa07297..59d4d42b7 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContextFactory.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/cache/CacheInvocationContextFactory.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class CacheInvocationContextFactory {
      * @return initialized and configured {@link CacheInvocationContext}
      */
     public static CacheInvocationContext<CacheResult> createCacheResultInvocationContext(MetaHolder metaHolder) {
-        if (metaHolder.getMethod().isAnnotationPresent(CacheResult.class)) {
-            Method method = metaHolder.getMethod();
+        Method method = metaHolder.getMethod();
+        if (method.isAnnotationPresent(CacheResult.class)) {
             CacheResult cacheResult = method.getAnnotation(CacheResult.class);
             MethodExecutionAction cacheKeyMethod = createCacheKeyAction(cacheResult.cacheKeyMethod(), metaHolder);
             return new CacheInvocationContext<CacheResult>(cacheResult, cacheKeyMethod, metaHolder.getObj(), method, metaHolder.getArgs());
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ public static CacheInvocationContext<CacheResult> createCacheResultInvocationCon
      * @return initialized and configured {@link CacheInvocationContext}
      */
     public static CacheInvocationContext<CacheRemove> createCacheRemoveInvocationContext(MetaHolder metaHolder) {
-        if (metaHolder.getMethod().isAnnotationPresent(CacheRemove.class)) {
-            Method method = metaHolder.getMethod();
+        Method method = metaHolder.getMethod();
+        if (method.isAnnotationPresent(CacheRemove.class)) {
             CacheRemove cacheRemove = method.getAnnotation(CacheRemove.class);
             MethodExecutionAction cacheKeyMethod = createCacheKeyAction(cacheRemove.cacheKeyMethod(), metaHolder);
             return new CacheInvocationContext<CacheRemove>(cacheRemove, cacheKeyMethod, metaHolder.getObj(), method, metaHolder.getArgs());
diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/command/GenericCommand.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/command/GenericCommand.java
index 84fa2a4f2..4cdc0d66a 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/command/GenericCommand.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/command/GenericCommand.java
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ Object execute() {
      */
     @Override
     protected Object getFallback() {
-        if (getFallbackAction() != null) {
-            final CommandAction commandAction = getFallbackAction();
+        final CommandAction commandAction = getFallbackAction();
+        if (commandAction != null) {
             try {
                 return process(new Action() {
                     @Override
                     Object execute() {
                         MetaHolder metaHolder = commandAction.getMetaHolder();
                         Object[] args = createArgsForFallback(metaHolder, getExecutionException());
-                        return commandAction.executeWithArgs(commandAction.getMetaHolder().getFallbackExecutionType(), args);
+                        return commandAction.executeWithArgs(metaHolder.getFallbackExecutionType(), args);
                     }
                 });
             } catch (Throwable e) {
diff --git a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/metric/HystrixRequestEvents.java b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/metric/HystrixRequestEvents.java
index bcb62ede4..9eb7c6afb 100644
--- a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/metric/HystrixRequestEvents.java
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/metric/HystrixRequestEvents.java
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ public Map<ExecutionSignature, List<Integer>> getExecutionsMappedToLatencies() {
         Map<ExecutionSignature, List<Integer>> commandDeduper = new HashMap<ExecutionSignature, List<Integer>>();
         for (HystrixInvokableInfo<?> execution: nonCachedExecutions) {
             int cachedCount = 0;
-            String cacheKey = null;
-            if (execution.getPublicCacheKey() != null) {
-                cacheKey = execution.getPublicCacheKey();
+            String cacheKey = execution.getPublicCacheKey();
+            if (cacheKey != null) {
                 CommandAndCacheKey key = new CommandAndCacheKey(execution.getCommandKey().name(), cacheKey);
                 cachedCount = cachingDetector.get(key);
             }