diff --git a/include/transport/buddy.h b/include/transport/buddy.h
index 929ba337037d41d8c007c17e2691355a12efc507..ea1a4090f7166cb0973ad8190cf141d99efa97c4 100644
--- a/include/transport/buddy.h
+++ b/include/transport/buddy.h
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ class Buddy {
 		static std::string JIDToLegacyName(const Swift::JID &jid);
 		static BuddyFlag buddFlagsFromJID(const Swift::JID &jid);
 
-	private:
+	protected:
 		void generateJID();
 
+	private:
 		long m_id;
 // 		Swift::Presence::ref m_lastPresence;
 		Swift::JID m_jid;