diff --git a/Sources/ReplicantSwift/ReplicantBaseConnection.swift b/Sources/ReplicantSwift/ReplicantBaseConnection.swift
index 96ef529..1ccaf6d 100644
--- a/Sources/ReplicantSwift/ReplicantBaseConnection.swift
+++ b/Sources/ReplicantSwift/ReplicantBaseConnection.swift
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import Crypto
 import Network
 import Transmission
 
-public class ReplicantBaseConnection: Transmission.Connection
+open class ReplicantBaseConnection: Transmission.Connection
 {
     public let aesOverheadSize = 113
     public let payloadLengthOverhead = 2