diff --git a/magnolia-ui-vaadin-integration/src/main/java/info/magnolia/ui/vaadin/integration/jcr/AbstractJcrNodeAdapter.java b/magnolia-ui-vaadin-integration/src/main/java/info/magnolia/ui/vaadin/integration/jcr/AbstractJcrNodeAdapter.java
index 741d46f..45a1e5d 100644
--- a/magnolia-ui-vaadin-integration/src/main/java/info/magnolia/ui/vaadin/integration/jcr/AbstractJcrNodeAdapter.java
+++ b/magnolia-ui-vaadin-integration/src/main/java/info/magnolia/ui/vaadin/integration/jcr/AbstractJcrNodeAdapter.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     /**
      * Updates and removes children based on the {@link #children} and {@link #removedChildren} maps.
      */
-    private void updateChildren(Node node) throws RepositoryException {
+    public void updateChildren(Node node) throws RepositoryException {
         if (!children.isEmpty()) {
             for (AbstractJcrNodeAdapter child : children.values()) {
                 // Update child node as well