diff --git a/src/WebSocketsClient.h b/src/WebSocketsClient.h
index c34fdd9..7fa716c 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsClient.h
+++ b/src/WebSocketsClient.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class WebSocketsClient: private WebSockets {
 
         void disconnect(void);
 
-    private:
+    protected:
         String _host;
         uint16_t _port;
 
diff --git a/src/WebSocketsServer.h b/src/WebSocketsServer.h
index a6b6a27..6ad6d54 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsServer.h
+++ b/src/WebSocketsServer.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 
         IPAddress remoteIP(uint8_t num);
 
-private:
+protected:
         uint16_t _port;
 
 #ifdef ESP8266