diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/datatables/DataTablesInput.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/datatables/DataTablesInput.java
index f278871..e3617b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/datatables/DataTablesInput.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/datatables/DataTablesInput.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toMap;
 
 @Data
-public final class DataTablesInput {
+public class DataTablesInput {
 
     /**
      * Draw counter. This is used by DataTables to ensure that the Ajax returns from server-side