diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/integration/ae2/gui/widget/ConfigWidget.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/integration/ae2/gui/widget/ConfigWidget.java
index 69198688a73..c59e124da9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/integration/ae2/gui/widget/ConfigWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/integration/ae2/gui/widget/ConfigWidget.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public boolean mouseClicked(double mouseX, double mouseY, int button) {
         return super.mouseClicked(mouseX, mouseY, button);
     }
 
-    abstract void init();
+    protected abstract void init();
 
     public abstract boolean hasStackInConfig(GenericStack stack);