diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicatedChronicleMap.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicatedChronicleMap.java
index 60df821a5..f6efd8a67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicatedChronicleMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicatedChronicleMap.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ import static net.openhft.lang.collection.DirectBitSet.NOT_FOUND;
  * @param <K> the entries key type
  * @param <V> the entries value type
  */
-final class ReplicatedChronicleMap<K, KI, MKI extends MetaBytesInterop<K, ? super KI>,
+class ReplicatedChronicleMap<K, KI, MKI extends MetaBytesInterop<K, ? super KI>,
         V, VI, MVI extends MetaBytesInterop<V, ? super VI>>
         extends VanillaChronicleMap<K, KI, MKI, V, VI, MVI>
         implements Replica, Replica.EntryExternalizable, Replica.EntryResolver<K, V> {