diff --git a/unit_tests/unit_test_framework.h b/unit_tests/unit_test_framework.h
index 808b6c6044..66e16cbe15 100644
--- a/unit_tests/unit_test_framework.h
+++ b/unit_tests/unit_test_framework.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "gmock/gmock.h"
 
+// This lets us inspect private state from unit tests
+#define private public
+
 #define EPS1D 0.1
 #define EPS2D 0.01
 #define EPS3D 0.001