diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/devicemanager/internal/DeviceManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/devicemanager/internal/DeviceManagerImpl.java
index 544e8b9bd63a08e0939a94f59aa2b0be4ac34c8d..a73b64bfccb39626576961d14eebed0eded55784 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/devicemanager/internal/DeviceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/devicemanager/internal/DeviceManagerImpl.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ IFlowReconcileListener, IInfoProvider, IHAListener {
      * A device update event to be dispatched
      */
     protected static class DeviceUpdate {
-        protected enum Change {
+        public enum Change {
             ADD, DELETE, CHANGE;
         }