diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoUpdater.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoUpdater.java
index ceaf243fa..cfc6cd495 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoUpdater.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoUpdater.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class RepoUpdater {
         }
     }
 
-    void processDownloadedFile(File downloadedFile, String cacheTag) throws UpdateException {
+    protected void processDownloadedFile(File downloadedFile, String cacheTag) throws UpdateException {
         InputStream indexInputStream = null;
         try {
             if (downloadedFile == null || !downloadedFile.exists())