diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34277d1..e285204 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # 1.1.0 (xx/xx/2023)
 
+- **[CHANGE]**: Make agent start method public [#27](https://github.com/intergral/deep/pull/27) [@Umaaz](https://github.com/Umaaz)
 - **[CHANGE]**: move api loader to api module [#16](https://github.com/intergral/deep/pull/16) [@Umaaz](https://github.com/Umaaz)
 - **[CHANGE]**: include bytebuddy in deep build [#12](https://github.com/intergral/deep/pull/12) [@Umaaz](https://github.com/Umaaz)
 - **[CHANGE]**: add issue and PR templates [#14](https://github.com/intergral/deep/pull/14) [@Umaaz](https://github.com/Umaaz)
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/com/intergral/deep/agent/Agent.java b/agent/src/main/java/com/intergral/deep/agent/Agent.java
index bac01e1..5718091 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/com/intergral/deep/agent/Agent.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/com/intergral/deep/agent/Agent.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static void premain(final String arg, final Instrumentation inst) {
    * @param args the NV args
    * @param inst a system instrumentation
    */
-  private static void startNv(final Map<String, String> args, final Instrumentation inst) {
+  public static void startNv(final Map<String, String> args, final Instrumentation inst) {
     try {
       final JarFile jarfile;
       // this is here, so we can set the path during testing.