diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ServerlessMVC.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ServerlessMVC.java
index 467b5ca2d..853617a63 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ServerlessMVC.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ServerlessMVC.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public final class ServerlessMVC {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private boolean waitForContext() {
+	public boolean waitForContext() {
 		try {
 			return contextStartupLatch.await(initializatioinTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		}