diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryGroupDisplay.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryGroupDisplay.java
index 4cfc5f88d5ad530fc0c7187ef3fb5a7466e85155..e9b42ab2d5968226e545d7dc62cfd8623f952bf4 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryGroupDisplay.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/EntryGroupDisplay.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class EntryGroupDisplay extends JPanel
   /**
    * @return the indexFastaCombo
    */
-  protected SequenceComboBox getIndexFastaCombo()
+  public SequenceComboBox getIndexFastaCombo()
   {
     return indexFastaCombo;
   }