diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
index bbee58e60..c0283097c 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property, STreeProperty {
   /**
    * Return the bean Field associated with this property.
    */
-  private Field field() {
+  public Field field() {
     return field;
   }