diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/GuiceRunnable.java b/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/GuiceRunnable.java
index 4dd2420256b..e20d64da51e 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/GuiceRunnable.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/GuiceRunnable.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class GuiceRunnable implements Runnable
   private final Logger log;
 
   private Properties properties;
-  protected Injector baseInjector;
+  private Injector baseInjector;
 
   public GuiceRunnable(Logger log)
   {