diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvaluator.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvaluator.java
index 961459745..e5f7abf0f 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvaluator.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvaluator.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.variantcontext.VariantContext;
  * This software is supplied without any warranty or guaranteed support whatsoever. Neither
  * the Broad Institute nor MIT can be responsible for its use, misuse, or functionality.
  */
-abstract class VariantEvaluator {
+public abstract class VariantEvaluator {
 //    protected boolean accumulateInterestingSites = false, printInterestingSites = false;
 //    protected String interestingSitePrefix = null;
     protected boolean processedASite = false;