diff --git a/hiclass/HierarchicalClassifier.py b/hiclass/HierarchicalClassifier.py
index 7b8f1dba..7cb24c72 100644
--- a/hiclass/HierarchicalClassifier.py
+++ b/hiclass/HierarchicalClassifier.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 import networkx as nx
 import numpy as np
+import sklearn
+
 from joblib import Parallel, delayed
 from sklearn.base import BaseEstimator
 from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression
@@ -348,3 +350,12 @@ def _clean_up(self):
         del self.y_
         if self.sample_weight_ is not None:
             del self.sample_weight_
+
+    def _change_local_classifier(self, classifier):
+        if not isinstance(classifier, sklearn.base.BaseEstimator):
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Unsupported Classifier: Classifier should be of type sklearn.base.BaseEstimator"
+            )
+
+        self.local_classifier = classifier
+        self.local_classifier_ = classifier
diff --git a/tests/test_LocalClassifiers.py b/tests/test_LocalClassifiers.py
index 37f1bf46..8364d9a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_LocalClassifiers.py
+++ b/tests/test_LocalClassifiers.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_knn(classifier):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("classifier", classifiers)
 def test_fit_multiple_dim_input(classifier):
     clf = classifier()
-    X = np.random.rand(1, 275, 3)
+    X = np.random.rand(1, 1, 275, 3)
     y = np.array([["a", "b", "c"]])
     clf.fit(X, y)
     check_is_fitted(clf)
@@ -119,3 +119,16 @@ def test_predict_multiple_dim_input(classifier):
     clf.fit(X, y)
     predictions = clf.predict(X)
     assert predictions is not None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("classifier", classifiers)
+def test_change_local_classifier(classifier):
+    clf = classifier(local_classifier=LogisticRegression())
+    y = np.array([["a", "b", "c"], ["a", "b", "d"]])
+    X = np.random.randint(1, 11, size=(2, 10))
+
+    clf.fit(X, y)
+    assert isinstance(clf.local_classifier_, LogisticRegression)
+
+    clf._change_local_classifier(KNeighborsClassifier())
+    assert isinstance(clf.local_classifier_, KNeighborsClassifier)