diff --git a/riptide-failsafe/src/main/java/org/zalando/riptide/failsafe/RetryException.java b/riptide-failsafe/src/main/java/org/zalando/riptide/failsafe/RetryException.java
index 7091b5b8d..3e6b858d0 100644
--- a/riptide-failsafe/src/main/java/org/zalando/riptide/failsafe/RetryException.java
+++ b/riptide-failsafe/src/main/java/org/zalando/riptide/failsafe/RetryException.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 @API(status = STABLE)
 public final class RetryException extends HttpResponseException {
 
-    RetryException(final ClientHttpResponse response) throws IOException {
+    public RetryException(final ClientHttpResponse response) throws IOException {
         super("Retrying response", response);
     }