diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/BasicJavaGenerator.scala b/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/BasicJavaGenerator.scala
index 52e6481efca..db253d371f5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/BasicJavaGenerator.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/BasicJavaGenerator.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class BasicJavaGenerator extends BasicGenerator {
     "Date" -> "java.util.Date",
     "Array" -> "java.util.*",
     "ArrayList" -> "java.util.*",
-    "List" -> "java.util.List")
+    "List" -> "java.util.*")
 
   // package for models
   override def modelPackage = Some("com.wordnik.client.model")