diff --git a/src/JsonMapper.php b/src/JsonMapper.php
index 6ad3f16..3bfa13f 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public function map(string $json, string $className): object
      *
      * @throws JsonMapperException
      */
-    private function mapToObject(stdClass $jsonData, string $className): object
+    public function mapToObject(stdClass $jsonData, string $className): object
     {
         try {
             $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass($className);