diff --git a/lib/client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/olingo/client/api/domain/ODataEntitySetIterator.java b/lib/client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/olingo/client/api/domain/ODataEntitySetIterator.java
index ce191f1c5..b96c4cc34 100644
--- a/lib/client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/olingo/client/api/domain/ODataEntitySetIterator.java
+++ b/lib/client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/olingo/client/api/domain/ODataEntitySetIterator.java
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ public class ODataEntitySetIterator<ES extends CommonODataEntitySet, E extends C
    */
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ODataEntitySetIterator.class);
 
-  private final CommonODataClient<?> odataClient;
+  protected final CommonODataClient<?> odataClient;
+
+  protected ResWrap<Entity> cached;
 
   private final InputStream stream;
 
   private final ODataFormat format;
 
-  private ResWrap<Entity> cached;
-
   private ES entitySet;
 
   private final ByteArrayOutputStream osEntitySet;