diff --git a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/mirus/MirusSourceTask.java b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/mirus/MirusSourceTask.java
index 2e7408c..4ef05d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/mirus/MirusSourceTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/mirus/MirusSourceTask.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void stop() {
     }
   }
 
-  private void shutDownTask() {
+  protected void shutDownTask() {
     logger.debug("Task shutting down");
     consumer.close();
   }