diff --git a/hawkbit-dmf/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy.java b/hawkbit-dmf/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy.java
index e35158c44..3c339e183 100644
--- a/hawkbit-dmf/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy.java
+++ b/hawkbit-dmf/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy extends ConditionalRejectingErrorHa
      * @param delay
      *            in {@link TimeUnit#MILLISECONDS} before requeue.
      */
-    DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy(final long delay) {
+    protected DelayedRequeueExceptionStrategy(final long delay) {
         this.delay = delay;
     }