diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/ExcessiveParameterListRule.java b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/ExcessiveParameterListRule.java
index f50a8f3a9e..8b96ff331b 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/ExcessiveParameterListRule.java
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/ExcessiveParameterListRule.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.codesize;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ASTParameter;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ASTUserClass;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.design.ExcessiveNodeCountRule;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.NumericConstants;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.NumericConstants;
  */
 public class ExcessiveParameterListRule extends ExcessiveNodeCountRule {
     public ExcessiveParameterListRule() {
-        super(ASTParameter.class);
+        super(ASTUserClass.class);
         setProperty(MINIMUM_DESCRIPTOR, 10d);
     }
 
diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/xml/ExcessiveParameterList.xml b/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/xml/ExcessiveParameterList.xml
index cecaea3a06..39800dc90f 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/xml/ExcessiveParameterList.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codesize/xml/ExcessiveParameterList.xml
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <test-data>
-    <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-short
-     ]]></description>
-        <rule-property name="minimum">9</rule-property>
-        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
-        <code><![CDATA[
+
+	<test-code>
+		<description>short</description>
+		<rule-property name="minimum">9</rule-property>
+		<expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+		<code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
-    public void foo() {}
+	public void foo() {}
 }
-     ]]></code>
-    </test-code>
-    <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-long
-     ]]></description>
-        <rule-property name="minimum">9</rule-property>
-        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
-        <code><![CDATA[
+		]]></code>
+	</test-code>
+    
+	<test-code>
+		<description>long</description>
+		<rule-property name="minimum">9</rule-property>
+		<expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+		<code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
-    public void foo(Integer p01, Integer p02, Integer p03, Integer p04, Integer p05, Integer p06, Integer p07, Integer p08, Integer p09, Integer p10 ) { }
-    public void bar(Integer p01, Integer p02, Integer p03, Integer p04, Integer p05 ) { }
+	public void foo(Integer p01, Integer p02, Integer p03, Integer p04, Integer p05, Integer p06, Integer p07, Integer p08, Integer p09, Integer p10 ) { }
+	public void bar(Integer p01, Integer p02, Integer p03, Integer p04, Integer p05 ) { }
 }
-     ]]></code>
-    </test-code>
+		]]></code>
+	</test-code>
+	
 </test-data>