diff --git a/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/base.java b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/base.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..023f369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/base.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public abstract class Artifact {
+    public abstract T addChild(final T child) throws IOException;
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/left.java b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/left.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8311bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/left.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public abstract class Artifact {
+    public abstract T addChild(final T child);
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/merge.java b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/merge.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..184ad0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/merge.java
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+public abstract class Artifact  {   public abstract T addChild  (  T child ) ; }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/right.java b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/right.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0574a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/scenarios/method_parameters_differ_on_final_keyword/right.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public abstract class Artifact {
+    public abstract T addChild(T child);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/matching_handlers/src/java/method_declaration.rs b/matching_handlers/src/java/method_declaration.rs
index 350804b..a2262d7 100644
--- a/matching_handlers/src/java/method_declaration.rs
+++ b/matching_handlers/src/java/method_declaration.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn extract_argument_types_from_formal_parameters(node: &CSTNode) -> Vec<String>
                     non_terminal
                         .children
                         .iter()
-                        .filter(|node| node.kind() != "identifier")
+                        .filter(|node| node.kind() != "modifiers" && node.kind() != "identifier")
                         .fold(String::new(), |acc, cur| {
                             format!("{} {}", acc, cur.contents())
                         }),