diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugProcess.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugProcess.java
index 81a96f8d9e1b..ae176091dfed 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugProcess.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugProcess.java
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public class PyDebugProcess extends XDebugProcess implements IPyDebugProcess, Pr
     cleanUp();
   }
 
-  private void cleanUp() {
+  protected void cleanUp() {
     mySuspendedThreads.clear();
   }