diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index d9cf78037b7b..acbdc05d3fdc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         }
     }
 
-    private static Response findMethodResponse(Map<String, Response> responses) {
+    protected Response findMethodResponse(Map<String, Response> responses) {
 
         String code = null;
         for (String responseCode : responses.keySet()) {