diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/SubnodeList.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/SubnodeList.java
index b01e3dea..803e5569 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/SubnodeList.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/SubnodeList.java
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  */
 public class SubnodeList implements Serializable {
 
-    Node node;
-    List list;
+    protected Node node;
+    protected List list;
 
-    transient long lastSubnodeFetch = 0;
-    transient long lastSubnodeChange = 0;
+    transient protected long lastSubnodeFetch = 0;
+    transient protected long lastSubnodeChange = 0;
     
 
     /**