diff --git a/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/userprofile/DefaultAttributes.java b/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/userprofile/DefaultAttributes.java
index c80647e277..e9b4af7f74 100644
--- a/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/userprofile/DefaultAttributes.java
+++ b/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/userprofile/DefaultAttributes.java
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class DefaultAttributes extends HashMap<String, List<String>> implements
         return name;
     }
 
-    private List<String> normalizeAttributeValues(String name, Object value) {
+    protected List<String> normalizeAttributeValues(String name, Object value) {
         List<String> values;
 
         if (value instanceof String) {