diff --git a/user.hpp b/user.hpp
index 44dd3a3..c05cacc 100644
--- a/user.hpp
+++ b/user.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
          */
         void setPassword(std::string newPassword) override;
 
+
     private:
         /** @brief sdbusplus handler */
         sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@
          */
         void raiseException(int errNo,
                             const std::string& errMsg);
+
+        /** @brief For enabling test cases */
+        friend class UserTest;
 };
 
 } // namespace user