diff --git a/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java b/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
index e4db79d22b..b3640b9ede 100755
--- a/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
+++ b/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class IngestManager {
         imageIngesters = new ArrayList<IngestImageThread>();
     }
 
-    static synchronized IngestManager getDefault() {
+    public static synchronized IngestManager getDefault() {
         if (instance == null) {
             logger.log(Level.INFO, "creating manager instance");
             instance = new IngestManager();