diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/userdetails/jdbc/JdbcDaoImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/userdetails/jdbc/JdbcDaoImpl.java
index 8852032271..85a6870949 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/userdetails/jdbc/JdbcDaoImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/userdetails/jdbc/JdbcDaoImpl.java
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ public class JdbcDaoImpl extends JdbcDaoSupport implements AuthenticationDao {
 
     //~ Instance fields ========================================================
 
-    private MappingSqlQuery authoritiesByUsernameMapping;
-    private MappingSqlQuery usersByUsernameMapping;
+    protected MappingSqlQuery authoritiesByUsernameMapping;
+    protected MappingSqlQuery usersByUsernameMapping;
     private String authoritiesByUsernameQuery;
     private String rolePrefix = "";
     private String usersByUsernameQuery;