diff --git a/components/camel-test-blueprint/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/test/blueprint/CamelBlueprintTestSupport.java b/components/camel-test-blueprint/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/test/blueprint/CamelBlueprintTestSupport.java
index 315ffa94f6917..96a595448bef7 100644
--- a/components/camel-test-blueprint/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/test/blueprint/CamelBlueprintTestSupport.java
+++ b/components/camel-test-blueprint/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/test/blueprint/CamelBlueprintTestSupport.java
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ protected void addServicesOnStartup(Map<String, KeyValueHolder<Object, Dictionar
     /**
      * Creates a holder for the given service, which make it easier to use {@link #addServicesOnStartup(java.util.Map)}
      */
-    KeyValueHolder<Object, Dictionary> asService(Object service, Dictionary dict) {
+    protected KeyValueHolder<Object, Dictionary> asService(Object service, Dictionary dict) {
         return new KeyValueHolder<Object, Dictionary>(service, dict);
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates a holder for the given service, which make it easier to use {@link #addServicesOnStartup(java.util.Map)}
      */
-    KeyValueHolder<Object, Dictionary> asService(Object service, String key, String value) {
+    protected KeyValueHolder<Object, Dictionary> asService(Object service, String key, String value) {
         Properties prop = new Properties();
         if (key != null && value != null) {
             prop.put(key, value);