diff --git a/src/main/java/htsjdk/samtools/util/CustomGzipOutputStream.java b/src/main/java/htsjdk/samtools/util/CustomGzipOutputStream.java
index cb3652ed5..16f99501c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/htsjdk/samtools/util/CustomGzipOutputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/htsjdk/samtools/util/CustomGzipOutputStream.java
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
  * @author Tim Fennell
  */
 public class CustomGzipOutputStream extends GZIPOutputStream {
-    CustomGzipOutputStream(final OutputStream outputStream, final int bufferSize, final int compressionLevel) throws
+    public CustomGzipOutputStream(final OutputStream outputStream, final int bufferSize, final int compressionLevel) throws
             IOException {
         super(outputStream, bufferSize);
         this.def.setLevel(compressionLevel);
     }
 
-    CustomGzipOutputStream(final OutputStream outputStream, final int compressionLevel) throws IOException {
+    public CustomGzipOutputStream(final OutputStream outputStream, final int compressionLevel) throws IOException {
         super(outputStream);
         this.def.setLevel(compressionLevel);
     }