diff --git a/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp b/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
index a65f21a697..56439ba740 100644
--- a/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
@@ -98,14 +98,13 @@ public:
         return ((channel & m_static_channels) != 0);
     }
     
+    bool dynamic_test(level channel) {
+	    return ((channel & m_dynamic_channels) != 0);
+	}
 private:
     typedef typename concurrency::scoped_lock_type scoped_lock_type;
 	typedef typename concurrency::mutex_type mutex_type;
 	
-	bool dynamic_test(level channel) {
-	    return ((channel & m_dynamic_channels) != 0);
-	}
-	
     const char* get_timestamp() {
         std::time_t t = std::time(NULL);
         std::strftime(buffer,39,"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z",std::localtime(&t));