diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AlternateRepositoryDatabase.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AlternateRepositoryDatabase.java
index f8570a420..40f110684 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AlternateRepositoryDatabase.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AlternateRepositoryDatabase.java
@@ -75,14 +75,17 @@ public Repository getRepository() {
 		return repository;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void closeSelf() {
 		repository.close();
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void create() throws IOException {
 		repository.create();
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public boolean exists() {
 		return odb.exists();
 	}