diff --git a/src/geodesicfeassembler.hh b/src/geodesicfeassembler.hh
index 44019727334b124d358bd8ce3694887e3133c44c..5924b8a4802242426993c60975bb3ba25c52b973 100644
--- a/src/geodesicfeassembler.hh
+++ b/src/geodesicfeassembler.hh
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ class GeodesicFEAssembler {
     //!
     typedef Dune::FieldMatrix<double, blocksize, blocksize> MatrixBlock;
     
-    const GridView gridView_; 
-
 protected:
 
+    const GridView gridView_; 
+
     LocalGeodesicFEStiffness<GridView,TargetSpace>* localStiffness_;
 
 public: