diff --git a/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/decode/DetectorEventDecoder.java b/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/decode/DetectorEventDecoder.java
index 5d4535458..f1e9f8673 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/decode/DetectorEventDecoder.java
+++ b/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/decode/DetectorEventDecoder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public void setTimestamp(String timestamp) {
         scalerManager.setTimeStamp(timestamp);
     }
 
-    private void setVariation(String variation) {
+    public void setVariation(String variation) {
         translationManager.setVariation(variation);
         fitterManager.setVariation(variation);
         scalerManager.setVariation(variation);