diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 9b0f2679b9..a28c03123a 100755
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def versions = [
     // The version of Error Prone that NullAway is compiled and tested against
     errorProneApi          : errorProneVersionToCompileAgainst,
     support                : "27.1.1",
-    wala                   : "1.6.1",
+    wala                   : "1.6.2",
     commonscli             : "1.4",
     autoValue              : "1.10.2",
     autoService            : "1.1.1",
diff --git a/jar-infer/jar-infer-lib/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/jarinfer/DefinitelyDerefedParamsDriver.java b/jar-infer/jar-infer-lib/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/jarinfer/DefinitelyDerefedParamsDriver.java
index 6eb0c10c24..fc852414fb 100644
--- a/jar-infer/jar-infer-lib/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/jarinfer/DefinitelyDerefedParamsDriver.java
+++ b/jar-infer/jar-infer-lib/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/jarinfer/DefinitelyDerefedParamsDriver.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ private void analyzeFile(String pkgName, String inPath, boolean includeNonPublic
     } else if (!new File(inPath).exists()) {
       return;
     }
-    AnalysisScope scope = AnalysisScopeReader.instance.makePrimordialScope(null);
+    AnalysisScope scope = AnalysisScopeReader.instance.makeBasePrimordialScope(null);
     scope.setExclusions(
         new FileOfClasses(
             new ByteArrayInputStream(DEFAULT_EXCLUSIONS.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))));