diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index e28a214..69bc6f9 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@
 
     for (fld_iter = fields.begin(); fld_iter != fields.end(); ++fld_iter) {
       f_service_ <<
-        indent() << "args." << (*fld_iter)->get_name() << " = " << (*fld_iter)->get_name() << ";" << endl;
+        indent() << "args.set" << get_cap_name((*fld_iter)->get_name()) << "(" << (*fld_iter)->get_name() << ");" << endl;
     }
 
     f_service_ <<
diff --git a/test/JavaBeansTest.thrift b/test/JavaBeansTest.thrift
index 02bf98d..b6c3ea8 100644
--- a/test/JavaBeansTest.thrift
+++ b/test/JavaBeansTest.thrift
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@
   10: list<i16> i16_list,
   11: list<i64> i64_list
 }
+
+
+service Service {
+  i64 mymethod(i64 blah);
+}
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