diff --git a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/expr/join/DBJoinExpr.java b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/expr/join/DBJoinExpr.java
index 200f19f..09087c1 100644
--- a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/expr/join/DBJoinExpr.java
+++ b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/expr/join/DBJoinExpr.java
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
     }
     
     /**
+     * alters the join type for this join
+     */
+    public void setType(DBJoinType type)
+    {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * returns the RowSet on the left of the join
      */
     public abstract DBRowSet getLeftTable();