diff --git a/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/Zoo.java b/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/Zoo.java
index be6d3965ba..79c24569f2 100644
--- a/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/Zoo.java
+++ b/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/Zoo.java
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package org.baeldung.jackson.exception;
 
 public class Zoo {
     public Animal animal;
+
+    public Zoo() {
+    }
 }
 
 abstract class Animal {
     public String name;
 
-    protected Animal() {
+    public Animal() {
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/ZooConfigured.java b/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/ZooConfigured.java
index d76de5ffe2..776b702acb 100644
--- a/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/ZooConfigured.java
+++ b/jackson/src/test/java/org/baeldung/jackson/exception/ZooConfigured.java
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
 
 public class ZooConfigured {
     public AnimalConfigured animal;
+
+    public ZooConfigured() {
+    }
 }
 
 @JsonDeserialize(as = CatConfigured.class)
 abstract class AnimalConfigured {
     public String name;
 
-    protected AnimalConfigured() {
+    public AnimalConfigured() {
     }
 }