diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
index f9e1bc4..835734f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
      * @param flowObj the object to extract the Flow Path State from.
      * @return the extracted Flow Path State.
      */
-    private static FlowPath extractFlowPath(IFlowPath flowObj) {
+    static FlowPath extractFlowPath(IFlowPath flowObj) {
 	//
 	// Extract the Flow state
 	//