diff --git a/nephele/nephele-common/src/main/java/eu/stratosphere/nephele/io/RecordReader.java b/nephele/nephele-common/src/main/java/eu/stratosphere/nephele/io/RecordReader.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/nephele/nephele-common/src/main/java/eu/stratosphere/nephele/io/RecordReader.java
+++ b/nephele/nephele-common/src/main/java/eu/stratosphere/nephele/io/RecordReader.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import eu.stratosphere.nephele.types.Record;
  *        the type of the record that can be read from this record reader
  */
 
-public final class RecordReader<T extends Record> extends AbstractRecordReader<T> implements Reader<T> {
+public class RecordReader<T extends Record> extends AbstractRecordReader<T> implements Reader<T> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Temporarily stores an exception which may have occurred while reading data from the input gate.
Removed final modifier again to fix problem with PowerMock tests
Removed final modifier again to fix problem with PowerMock tests