diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opencord/kafka/impl/KafkaIntegration.java b/src/main/java/org/opencord/kafka/impl/KafkaIntegration.java
index 6e34ceb..896a514 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opencord/kafka/impl/KafkaIntegration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opencord/kafka/impl/KafkaIntegration.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     private static final Class<KafkaConfig>
             KAFKA_CONFIG_CLASS = KafkaConfig.class;
 
-    private static final String APP_NAME = "org.opencord.kafka";
+    protected static final String APP_NAME = "org.opencord.kafka";
     private ApplicationId appId;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)