diff --git a/src/Auth.php b/src/Auth.php
index 67ddf99..467e6f4 100644
--- a/src/Auth.php
+++ b/src/Auth.php
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Auth {
    * @param string $method Method used to authenticate the user
    * @return void
    */
-  private static function set_user($user, $method) {
+  public static function set_user($user, $method) {
     Log :: debug(
       'User %s authenticated using method %s and backend %s',
       $user->username, $method, $user->backend);