diff --git a/beekeeper-integration-tests/src/test/java/com/expediagroup/beekeeper/integration/BeekeeperIntegrationTestBase.java b/beekeeper-integration-tests/src/test/java/com/expediagroup/beekeeper/integration/BeekeeperIntegrationTestBase.java
index 6967cbb4..0008c039 100644
--- a/beekeeper-integration-tests/src/test/java/com/expediagroup/beekeeper/integration/BeekeeperIntegrationTestBase.java
+++ b/beekeeper-integration-tests/src/test/java/com/expediagroup/beekeeper/integration/BeekeeperIntegrationTestBase.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public abstract class BeekeeperIntegrationTestBase {
   // MySQL DB CONTAINER AND UTILS
   @Container
   private static final MySQLContainer MY_SQL_CONTAINER = ContainerTestUtils.mySqlContainer();
-  private static MySqlTestUtils mySQLTestUtils;
+  protected static MySqlTestUtils mySQLTestUtils;
 
   protected final ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);