diff --git a/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test-inl.h b/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test-inl.h
index b647988..61543d7 100755
--- a/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test-inl.h
+++ b/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test-inl.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void BlockingContainerTest<Container_t>::BlockingContainerTest1_ThreadMethod() {
   for (std::vector<int>::iterator it = my_elements.begin();
     it != my_elements.end();
     ++it) {
-    SpecializezdPush(*it);
+    SpecializedPush(*it);
   }
 
   my_elements.clear();
diff --git a/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test.h b/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test.h
index 2750e54..624bc62 100755
--- a/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test.h
+++ b/containers_cpp/test/blocking_container_test.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace containers {
 namespace test {
 template<typename Container_t>
 class BlockingContainerTest : public partest::TestCase {
- private:
+ protected:
   int n_threads;
   int n_iterations;
   int n_container_elements_per_thread;
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class BlockingContainerTest : public partest::TestCase {
   std::vector<int> expected_container_elements;
   std::vector<int>* thread_local_vectors;
 
+  virtual void SpecializedPush(const int& element) = 0;
+
+  virtual void SpecializedPop(int& element) = 0;
+
  public:
   BlockingContainerTest();
 
@@ -53,11 +57,6 @@ class BlockingContainerTest : public partest::TestCase {
 
   void BlockingContainerTest1_ThreadMethod();
 
- protected:
-
-   virtual void SpecializedPush(const int& element) = 0;
-
-   virtual void SpecializedPop(int& element) = 0;
 };
 } // namespace test
 } // namespace containers