diff --git a/tests/src/collectionmodel_test.cpp b/tests/src/collectionmodel_test.cpp
index 8a600765d..417dc513e 100644
--- a/tests/src/collectionmodel_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/collectionmodel_test.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
 namespace {
 
 class CollectionModelTest : public ::testing::Test {
- CollectionModelTest() : added_dir_(false) {}
+ public:
+  CollectionModelTest() : added_dir_(false) {}
+
  protected:
   void SetUp() override {
     database_.reset(new MemoryDatabase(nullptr));