diff --git a/app/Services/EmailService.php b/app/Services/EmailService.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/app/Services/EmailService.php
+++ b/app/Services/EmailService.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class EmailService
      *
      * @return Swift_Transport
      */
-    private function transport(): Swift_Transport
+    protected function transport(): Swift_Transport
     {
         switch (Site::getPreference('SMTP_ACTIVE')) {
             case 'sendmail':
#<I> - allow EmailService::transport() to be modified