diff --git a/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocTestBase.java b/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocTestBase.java
index bbe2b2bcdc..b0bddba4b2 100644
--- a/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocTestBase.java
+++ b/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocTestBase.java
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public class SettingsExtensionDocTestBase {
 
   //#extension-usage-actor
   public static class MyActor extends UntypedActor {
-    Connection connection = connect(Settings.instance.get(getContext().system()).DB_URI,
-        Settings.instance.get(getContext().system()).CIRCUIT_BREAKER_TIMEOUT);
+    final SettingsImpl settings = Settings.instance.get(getContext().system());
+    Connection connection = connect(settings.DB_URI, settings.CIRCUIT_BREAKER_TIMEOUT);
 
     //#extension-usage-actor
 
diff --git a/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocSpec.scala b/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocSpec.scala
index 91e4f0ba1a..ed5ec66517 100644
--- a/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/extension/SettingsExtensionDocSpec.scala
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ object SettingsExtensionDocSpec {
   //#extension-usage-actor
 
   class MyActor extends Actor {
-    val connection = connect(Settings(context.system).DbUri, Settings(context.system).CircuitBreakerTimeout)
+    val settings = Settings(context.system)
+    val connection = connect(settings.DbUri, settings.CircuitBreakerTimeout)
 
     //#extension-usage-actor
     def receive = {