diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/AmqpHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/AmqpHandler.php
index 95a91fcd..e5a46bc0 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/AmqpHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/AmqpHandler.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class AmqpHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
      * @param  array  $record
      * @return string
      */
-    private function getRoutingKey(array $record)
+    protected function getRoutingKey(array $record)
     {
         $routingKey = sprintf(
             '%s.%s',