diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceValidator.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceValidator.java
index a214ee6b..b5be0c57 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceValidator.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceValidator.java
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ public class QInstanceValidator
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   private void validateQueryFilter(QInstance qInstance, String context, QTableMetaData table, QQueryFilter queryFilter, List<QueryJoin> queryJoins)
+   public void validateQueryFilter(QInstance qInstance, String context, QTableMetaData table, QQueryFilter queryFilter, List<QueryJoin> queryJoins)
    {
       for(QFilterCriteria criterion : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(queryFilter.getCriteria()))
       {