diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
index e224f9e..11038cc 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DatePlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DefaultPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.EpochPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.HostPlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.Placeholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.PlaceholderProcessor
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.ProjectPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.SequencePlaceholder
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.UserPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.settings.FilenameTemplateSettingsState
 
 class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
+    private val placeholders: List<Placeholder> = listOf(
+        EpochPlaceholder(),
+        DatePlaceholder(),
+        ProjectPlaceholder(),
+        SequencePlaceholder(),
+        HostPlaceholder(),
+        UserPlaceholder(),
+        DefaultPlaceholder()
+    )
+
     override fun runActivity(project: Project) {
         initializeActions()
     }
@@ -24,16 +35,6 @@ class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
     internal fun initializeActions() {
         val settings: FilenameTemplateSettingsState = FilenameTemplateSettingsState.instance
 
-        val placeholders = listOf(
-            EpochPlaceholder(),
-            DatePlaceholder(),
-            ProjectPlaceholder(),
-            HostPlaceholder(),
-            SequencePlaceholder(),
-            UserPlaceholder(),
-            DefaultPlaceholder()
-        )
-
         val actionManager = ActionManager.getInstance()
         val newGroup = actionManager.getAction("NewGroup") as DefaultActionGroup