diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
index 9b9bdb3c0d..ceb69bdbb2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
         return nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef).getParentRef();
     }
 
-    private NodeRef validateOrLookupNode(String nodeId, String path)
+    protected NodeRef validateOrLookupNode(String nodeId, String path)
     {
         NodeRef parentNodeRef;