diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/MetricsTracker.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/MetricsTracker.java
index 1dfb5ead..0b7068b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/MetricsTracker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/MetricsTracker.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ package com.zaxxer.hikari.metrics;
  */
 public class MetricsTracker
 {
-    private static final Context NO_CONTEXT = new Context();
+    protected static final Context NO_CONTEXT = new Context();
 
     public static class Context
     {