diff --git a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/eof/ERXModelGroup.java b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/eof/ERXModelGroup.java
index e30e8f119ac..b0702d6d4a3 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/eof/ERXModelGroup.java
+++ b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/eof/ERXModelGroup.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class ERXModelGroup extends EOModelGroup {
 
 	protected NSArray<String> _modelLoadOrder = ERXProperties.componentsSeparatedByStringWithDefault("er.extensions.ERXModelGroup.modelLoadOrder", ",", NSArray.EmptyArray);
 	
-	private boolean raiseOnUnmatchingConnectionDictionaries = ERXProperties.booleanForKeyWithDefault("er.extensions.ERXModelGroup.raiseOnUnmatchingConnectionDictionaries", true);
+	protected boolean raiseOnUnmatchingConnectionDictionaries = ERXProperties.booleanForKeyWithDefault("er.extensions.ERXModelGroup.raiseOnUnmatchingConnectionDictionaries", true);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Notification that is sent when the model group was created form the bundle loading.
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ public void modelAddedHandler(NSNotification n) {
 		resetConnectionDictionaryInModel(model);
 	}
 
-	private static String getProperty(String key, String alternateKey, String defaultValue) {
+	protected static String getProperty(String key, String alternateKey, String defaultValue) {
 		String value = ERXProperties.stringForKey(key);
 		if (value == null) {
 			value = ERXProperties.stringForKey(alternateKey);
@@ -663,11 +663,11 @@ private static String getProperty(String key, String alternateKey, String defaul
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	private static String getProperty(String key, String alternateKey) {
+	protected static String getProperty(String key, String alternateKey) {
 		return getProperty(key, alternateKey, null);
 	}
 
-	private static String decryptProperty(String key, String alternateKey) {
+	protected static String decryptProperty(String key, String alternateKey) {
 		String value = ERXProperties.decryptedStringForKey(key);
 		if (value == null) {
 			value = ERXProperties.decryptedStringForKey(alternateKey);