diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java
index 096f03202..e6bc2fd3e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class ResearchLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
     private Suggest mSuggest;
     private MainKeyboardView mMainKeyboardView;
     // TODO: Check whether a superclass can be used instead of LatinIME.
-    private LatinIME mLatinIME;
+    /* package for test */ LatinIME mLatinIME;
     private final Statistics mStatistics;
     private final MotionEventReader mMotionEventReader = new MotionEventReader();
     private final Replayer mReplayer = new Replayer();