diff --git a/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/PullableJndiSrcService.java b/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/PullableJndiSrcService.java
index 535b2f77..6b6d518f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/PullableJndiSrcService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/PullableJndiSrcService.java
@@ -163,4 +163,18 @@ public Entry<String, LscDatasets> getNextId() throws LscServiceException {
 	public long getInterval() {
 		return interval*1000;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	* Getter for lastSuccessfulSync, useful in cases where the consumer has to work around this to reset this to zero for a forced fresh sync.
+	*/
+	public Date getLastSuccessfulSync() {
+		return this.lastSuccessfulSync;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* Setter for lastSuccessfulSync, useful in cases where the consumer has to work around this to reset this to zero for a forced fresh sync.
+	*/
+	public void setLastSuccessfulSync(Date lastSuccessfulSync) {
+		this.lastSuccessfulSync = lastSuccessfulSync;
+	}
 }