diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/tamu/iiif/model/RedisManifest.java b/src/main/java/edu/tamu/iiif/model/RedisManifest.java
index c64c081..29257ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/tamu/iiif/model/RedisManifest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/tamu/iiif/model/RedisManifest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class RedisManifest {
 
     private String json;
 
-    private final Long creation;
+    private Long creation;
 
     public RedisManifest() {
         this.creation = new Date().getTime();
@@ -115,4 +115,8 @@ public Long getCreation() {
         return creation;
     }
 
+    public void setCreation(Long creation) {
+        this.creation = creation;
+    }
+
 }