diff --git a/src/briar/api/api.py b/src/briar/api/api.py
index a5aab812b361cf0e75df4d671ca49e73b1f99c5e..44ad5d96c3dda43bc060a309627ea5ce18bf12cf 100644
--- a/src/briar/api/api.py
+++ b/src/briar/api/api.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Api:
         while self.is_running():
             try:
                 sleep(0.1)
-                print(urlopen(self.constants._get_base_url()).getcode())
+                print(urlopen(self.constants.get_base_url()).getcode())
             except HTTPError as e:
                 if(e.code == 404):
                     self._load_auth_token()
diff --git a/src/briar/api/constants.py b/src/briar/api/constants.py
index aab8391ebfa75b4d354707ac85e7f6797ab810a8..be7f24bf684542c2ea9ec225bc46dd5131326d55 100644
--- a/src/briar/api/constants.py
+++ b/src/briar/api/constants.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ class Constants:
     def get_auth_token(self):
         return join(Path.home(), self._BRIAR_DIR, self._BRIAR_AUTH_TOKEN)
 
-    def _get_base_url(self):
+    def get_base_url(self):
         return urljoin(self._HOST, self._VERSION_SUFFIX)