diff --git a/src/main/java/com/j256/ormlite/dao/LazyForeignCollection.java b/src/main/java/com/j256/ormlite/dao/LazyForeignCollection.java
index 79206b487..073a90e99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/j256/ormlite/dao/LazyForeignCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/j256/ormlite/dao/LazyForeignCollection.java
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public int hashCode() {
 		return super.hashCode();
 	}
 
-	private CloseableIterator<T> seperateIteratorThrow(int flags) throws SQLException {
+	CloseableIterator<T> seperateIteratorThrow(int flags) throws SQLException {
 		// check state to make sure we have a DAO in case we have a deserialized collection
 		if (dao == null) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(