diff --git a/mssql_python/cursor.py b/mssql_python/cursor.py
index 3acbffcc..7befbd4c 100644
--- a/mssql_python/cursor.py
+++ b/mssql_python/cursor.py
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@ def nextset(self) -> Union[bool, None]:
         return True
 
     # ── Mapping from ODBC connection-string keywords (lowercase, as _parse returns)
-    def _bulkcopy(
+    def bulkcopy(
         self,
         table_name: str,
         data: Iterable[Union[Tuple, List]],
@@ -2579,8 +2579,8 @@ def _bulkcopy(
             import mssql_py_core
         except ImportError as exc:
             raise ImportError(
-                "Bulk copy requires the mssql_py_core library which is not installed. "
-                "To install, run: pip install mssql_py_core "
+                "Bulk copy requires the mssql_py_core library which is not available. "
+                "This is an unexpected error. "
             ) from exc
 
         # Validate inputs
diff --git a/tests/test_019_bulkcopy.py b/tests/test_019_bulkcopy.py
index a50e5d6c..7d11e747 100644
--- a/tests/test_019_bulkcopy.py
+++ b/tests/test_019_bulkcopy.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_bulkcopy_basic(cursor):
 
     # Perform bulkcopy with auto-mapping (no column_mappings specified)
     # Using explicit timeout parameter instead of kwargs
-    result = cursor._bulkcopy(table_name, data, timeout=60)
+    result = cursor.bulkcopy(table_name, data, timeout=60)
 
     # Verify result
     assert result is not None