diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/ApiClient.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/ApiClient.mustache
index bf3eb952083..67d8e3a4fba 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/ApiClient.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/ApiClient.mustache
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ public class ApiClient{{#jsr310}} extends JavaTimeFormatter{{/jsr310}} {
      * @param headerParams The header parameters
      * @param cookieParams the cookie parameters
      */
-    private void updateParamsForAuth(String[] authNames, MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParams, HttpHeaders headerParams, MultiValueMap<String, String> cookieParams) {
+    protected void updateParamsForAuth(String[] authNames, MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParams, HttpHeaders headerParams, MultiValueMap<String, String> cookieParams) {
         for (String authName : authNames) {
             Authentication auth = authentications.get(authName);
             if (auth == null) {