diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsFeature.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsFeature.java
index 7a97b08..75c1018 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsFeature.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsFeature.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
      *
      * @param newName name of the Feature
      */
-    MetricsFeature(final String newName) {
+    public MetricsFeature(final String newName) {
         name = newName;
     }