diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/EntityImExporterTreeNode.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/EntityImExporterTreeNode.java
index c93e119b1..60ec32f2f 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/EntityImExporterTreeNode.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/EntityImExporterTreeNode.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public final class EntityImExporterTreeNode {
 
     private List<EntityImExporterTreeNode> dependsOn;
 
-    public EntityImExporterTreeNode() {
+    protected EntityImExporterTreeNode() {
         super();
 
         dependentImExporters = new ArrayList<>();