diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h
index ec7016313..3a9ece788 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h
@@ -51,19 +51,20 @@ class CComponentsTimer : public sigc::trackable
 		///refresh interval in seconds
 		int64_t tm_interval;
 
-		///init function to start/stop timer in own thread
-		void initThread();
-		void stopThread();
-
 		///runs shared timer action provided inside OnTimer() signal
 		static void threadCallback(CComponentsTimer *tm);
 
 		sigc::slot<void> sl_cleanup_timer;
 
-		///name for the thread
-		std::string tm_thread_name;
 		std::string tn;
 
+	protected: ///name for thread
+		std::string tm_thread_name;
+
+		///init function to start/stop timer in own thread
+		void initThread();
+		void stopThread();
+
 	public:
 		/**Constructor for timer class
 		*