diff --git a/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoCoreAdminHandler.java b/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoCoreAdminHandler.java
index 13a350b13..2bc13a618 100644
--- a/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoCoreAdminHandler.java
+++ b/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoCoreAdminHandler.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class AlfrescoCoreAdminHandler extends CoreAdminHandler
     /**
      * Register the required {@link HttpRequestInterceptor}s
      */
-    private static void registerSolrClientInterceptors()
+    public static void registerSolrClientInterceptors()
     {
         try
         {