diff --git a/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php b/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
index e4e242b3b..b2d148759 100644
--- a/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TemplateHandler
 	 * @param string $tpl_file
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	private function init($tpl_path, $tpl_filename, $tpl_file = '')
+	protected function init($tpl_path, $tpl_filename, $tpl_file = '')
 	{
 		// verify arguments
 		if(substr($tpl_path, -1) != '/')
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class TemplateHandler
 	 * @param string $buff template file
 	 * @return string compiled result in case of success or NULL in case of error
 	 */
-	private function parse($buff = null)
+	protected function parse($buff = null)
 	{
 		if(is_null($buff))
 		{