diff --git a/spring-data-mock/src/main/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/tools/PropertyUtils.java b/spring-data-mock/src/main/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/tools/PropertyUtils.java
index 8b45122..8b07931 100644
--- a/spring-data-mock/src/main/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/tools/PropertyUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-mock/src/main/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/tools/PropertyUtils.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public static Object setPropertyValue(Object context, String property, Object va
     } else {
       final Field field = ReflectionUtils.findField(context.getClass(), property);
       if (field != null) {
-        if (Modifier.isFinal(field.getModifiers())) {
+        if (Modifier.isFinal(field.getModifiers()) || Modifier.isPrivate(field.getModifiers())) {
           field.setAccessible(true);
         }
         try {
diff --git a/spring-data-mock/src/test/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/dsl/factory/RepositoryFactoryBuilderTest.java b/spring-data-mock/src/test/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/dsl/factory/RepositoryFactoryBuilderTest.java
index 173e488..8d110a5 100644
--- a/spring-data-mock/src/test/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/dsl/factory/RepositoryFactoryBuilderTest.java
+++ b/spring-data-mock/src/test/java/com/mmnaseri/utils/spring/data/dsl/factory/RepositoryFactoryBuilderTest.java
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@
 import com.mmnaseri.utils.spring.data.store.impl.MemoryDataStore;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.AuditorAware;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+
 import static com.mmnaseri.utils.spring.data.dsl.factory.RepositoryFactoryBuilder.given;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
@@ -460,4 +463,26 @@ public void testSaveIterable() {
     assertThat(repository.findAll(), hasSize(3));
     assertThat(repository.findAll(), containsInAnyOrder(((List) iterable).toArray()));
   }
+
+  // please move the code where it should be
+  public class EntityWithAnnotatedIdFieldAndGetter {
+      @Id
+      private Long id;
+      public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+  }
+
+  // please move the code where it should be
+  public interface RepositoryForIssue extends JpaRepository<EntityWithAnnotatedIdFieldAndGetter, Long> {
+  }
+
+  // please move the code where it should be
+  @Test
+  public void privateIdFieldIssue() {
+	  final RepositoryForIssue repository =
+			  RepositoryFactoryBuilder.builder().mock(RepositoryForIssue.class);
+	  repository.save(new EntityWithAnnotatedIdFieldAndGetter());
+	  assertThat(repository.findAll(), hasSize(1));
+  }
 }