diff --git a/entity-management-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/entitymanagement/definitions/model/Entity.java b/entity-management-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/entitymanagement/definitions/model/Entity.java
index 740b52e9..c9db854a 100644
--- a/entity-management-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/entitymanagement/definitions/model/Entity.java
+++ b/entity-management-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/entitymanagement/definitions/model/Entity.java
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ public void setIsShownBy(WebResource resource) {
   }
 
   public Object getFieldValue(Field field) throws IllegalAccessException {
+    if(!field.canAccess(this)) {
+      field.setAccessible(true);
+    }
     return field.get(this);
   }