diff --git a/object-store/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/config/objectstore/IdentifiedObjectStore.java b/object-store/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/config/objectstore/IdentifiedObjectStore.java
index e8c62544..09aae8ad 100644
--- a/object-store/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/config/objectstore/IdentifiedObjectStore.java
+++ b/object-store/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/config/objectstore/IdentifiedObjectStore.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public ContextualConfigObject<T> upsertObject(RequestContext context, T data) {
             .build());
   }
 
-  public ContextualConfigObject<T> upsertObject(RequestContext context, T data, Filter filter) {
+  protected ContextualConfigObject<T> upsertObject(RequestContext context, T data, Filter filter) {
     return this.upsertObject(
         context,
         UpsertConfigRequest.newBuilder()