diff --git a/projects/cadcAccessControl/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/Group.java b/projects/cadcAccessControl/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/Group.java
index c8e8048ee08a45712e47a93380c8441dd42f650a..05174a31f93707307896814943ccc51ce0a0b894 100644
--- a/projects/cadcAccessControl/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/Group.java
+++ b/projects/cadcAccessControl/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/Group.java
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ public class Group
         return owner;
     }
 
+    public void setOwner(User<? extends Principal> owner)
+    {
+        this.owner = owner;
+    }
+
     /**
      * 
      * @return a set of properties associated with a group