diff --git a/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/AbstractYangModelRegistrator.java b/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/AbstractYangModelRegistrator.java
index 47b46bd..6e3a691 100644
--- a/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/AbstractYangModelRegistrator.java
+++ b/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/AbstractYangModelRegistrator.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 @Component
 public abstract class AbstractYangModelRegistrator {
 
-    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+    protected final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
     private final Class<?> loaderClass;
 
     private Map<YangModuleId, AppModuleInfo> appInfo;