diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/RedisQueue.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/RedisQueue.php
index 6898839a0588..c5b38c1b9c6c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/RedisQueue.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/RedisQueue.php
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public function getQueue($queue)
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Redis\Connections\Connection
      */
-    protected function getConnection()
+    public function getConnection()
     {
         return $this->redis->connection($this->connection);
     }