diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
index 1c33a869..db1cd405 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
      *
      * @return this servlet's application instance
      */
-    abstract Application getApplication();
+    public abstract Application getApplication();
 
     /**
      * Handle a request.
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/EmbeddedServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/EmbeddedServletClient.java
index 03fbfed7..9dcaf70b 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/EmbeddedServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/EmbeddedServletClient.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class EmbeddedServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
      *
      * @return this servlet's application instance
      */
-    Application getApplication() {
+    public Application getApplication() {
         if (app == null) {
             app = Server.getServer().getApplication(appName);
         }
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
index 40a6f4d3..e87c895b 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public final class StandaloneServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
      *
      * @return this servlet's application instance
      */
-    Application getApplication() {
+    public Application getApplication() {
         if (app == null) {
             createApp();
         }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public final class StandaloneServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
      * Create the application. Since we are synchronized only here, we
      * do another check if the app already exists and immediately return if it does.
      */
-    synchronized void createApp() {
+    protected synchronized void createApp() {
 
         if (app != null) {
             return;