diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 055fed76..ffc686df 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class CordovaWebView extends WebView {
   
   /** Actvities and other important classes **/
   private Context mCtx;
-  private CordovaWebViewClient viewClient;
+  CordovaWebViewClient viewClient;
   private CordovaChromeClient chromeClient;
 
   //This is for the polyfil history