diff --git a/lib/codegen/java/unirest.dart b/lib/codegen/java/unirest.dart
index 7d8530d5..ee9cab4c 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/java/unirest.dart
+++ b/lib/codegen/java/unirest.dart
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ public class Main {
                 .header("{{name}}", "{{value}}")\n
 ''';
 
+  final String kTemplateContentType = '''
+                .contentType("{{contentType}}")\n
+''';
 }