diff --git a/languages/java/src/main/java/de/jplag/java/TokenGeneratingTreeScanner.java b/languages/java/src/main/java/de/jplag/java/TokenGeneratingTreeScanner.java
index 479965a49b..f94eb28371 100644
--- a/languages/java/src/main/java/de/jplag/java/TokenGeneratingTreeScanner.java
+++ b/languages/java/src/main/java/de/jplag/java/TokenGeneratingTreeScanner.java
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public Void visitCase(CaseTree node, Void unused) {
         }
 
         if (node.getGuard() != null) {
-            addToken(JavaTokenType.J_IF_BEGIN, positions.getEndPosition(ast, node), 0, CodeSemantics.createControl());
+            addToken(JavaTokenType.J_IF_END, positions.getEndPosition(ast, node), 0, CodeSemantics.createControl());
         }
 
         return null;