diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
index 3abc73a5..afc56b1a 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ public final class Application implements IPathElement, Runnable {
     /**
      *  Get a logger object to log events for this application.
      */
-    protected Log getLogger(String logname) {
+    public Log getLogger(String logname) {
         String logdir = props.getProperty("logdir", "log");
 
         if ("console".equals(logdir) || "console".equals(logname)) {