diff --git a/components/api/src/main/java/com/hotels/styx/api/ResponseCookie.java b/components/api/src/main/java/com/hotels/styx/api/ResponseCookie.java
index 15ee922f2..353dde828 100644
--- a/components/api/src/main/java/com/hotels/styx/api/ResponseCookie.java
+++ b/components/api/src/main/java/com/hotels/styx/api/ResponseCookie.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public static List<ResponseCookie> decode(List<String> headerValues) {
      *
      * @return "Set-Cookie" header value
      */
-    String asSetCookieString() {
+    public String asSetCookieString() {
         return ServerCookieEncoder.LAX.encode(asDefaultCookie());
     }