diff --git a/Event/Queue/AmqpMessageQueue.php b/Event/Queue/AmqpMessageQueue.php
index b480a53..99011f9 100644
--- a/Event/Queue/AmqpMessageQueue.php
+++ b/Event/Queue/AmqpMessageQueue.php
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@ class AmqpMessageQueue implements MessageQueueInterface
     /**
      * @var boolean batchPublishing
      */
-    private $batchPublishing;
+    protected $batchPublishing;
 
     /**
      * Make sure to initialize before we post our first message.
      * @var bool initialized
      */
-    private $initialized = false;
+    protected $initialized = false;
 
     /**
      * @var array config
      */
-    private $config;
+    protected $config;
 
     /**
      * @param array $config
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function __construct(array $config)
     /**
      * Clean up after us
      */
-    function __destruct()
+    public function __destruct()
     {
         if (!$this->initialized) {
             return;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public function addMessage(QueueMessage $message, $delay = 0)
      * Create queue objects and init the class
      * @param array $config
      */
-    private function init()
+    protected function init()
     {
         if ($this->initialized) {
             return;