diff --git a/src/Stream/Stream.php b/src/Stream/Stream.php
index 19d2124..3554b81 100644
--- a/src/Stream/Stream.php
+++ b/src/Stream/Stream.php
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ public function __destruct()
         $this->close();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Connection
+     */
+    public function getConnection()
+    {
+        return $this->connection;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Get the resource link or null if we don't have active stream
      *
@@ -361,14 +369,6 @@ private function getReceiveMethod()
         return $this->method;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return Connection
-     */
-    private function getConnection()
-    {
-        return $this->connection;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return DataHandler
      */