diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventHandler.java b/src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventHandler.java
index fd5bebe..f434dfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventHandler.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ final class EventHandler implements Comparable<EventHandler> {
 		this.listener = listener;
 		this.method = method;
 		this.annotation = annotation;
+		method.setAccessible(true);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventBusTest.java b/src/test/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
index 217f75d..307d326 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ class EventBusTest implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	@Event(priority = 50)
-	public void onSimpleEventSecond(SimpleEvent event) {
+	private void onSimpleEventSecond(SimpleEvent event) {
 		++hits;
 		assertEquals(2, hits);
 	}
 
 	@Event(priority = 150)
-	public void onSimpleEventFirst(SimpleEvent event) {
+	private void onSimpleEventFirst(SimpleEvent event) {
 		++hits;
 		assertEquals(1, hits);
 	}