diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java
index 645412e71d..473a5cbb53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterConnectionHandler.java
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public JedisClusterConnectionHandler(Set<HostAndPort> nodes, final GenericObject
         user, password, clientName, ssl, sslSocketFactory, sslParameters, hostnameVerifier);
   }
 
-  abstract Jedis getConnection();
+  protected abstract Jedis getConnection();
 
-  abstract Jedis getConnectionFromSlot(int slot);
+  protected abstract Jedis getConnectionFromSlot(int slot);
 
   public Jedis getConnectionFromNode(HostAndPort node) {
     return cache.setupNodeIfNotExist(node).getResource();