diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageUtils.java
index 55b8e1a3c08c180c04d0d7b9087c692fddda3c6c..5f71fe27a725da24704d98ccbfa172a2fc5245c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageUtils.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class OFMessageUtils {
 	 * @param egressPort
 	 *            The switchport to output the PacketOut.
 	 */
-	private void writePacketOutForPacketIn(IOFSwitch sw,
+	public void writePacketOutForPacketIn(IOFSwitch sw,
 			OFPacketIn packetInMessage, OFPort egressPort) {
 		
 		OFPacketOut.Builder pob = sw.getOFFactory().buildPacketOut();